When you see Siemens Fault 0A7991, follow this systematic approach to isolate the root cause.

After analyzing hundreds of field service reports and Siemens support entries (including FAQ entries referencing similar codes), the following are the most frequent triggers for Fault 0A7991:

Fault 0A7991 typically indicates "Motor blocked" or "Motor stalled" .
The drive detects that although it is applying torque/speed reference, the motor rotor is not moving as expected.

Common root causes: