Welcome @Dina, to the community!
Can you please explain in more detail what you mean by ‘arc at the softstart pin’?
Can you please upload a schematic, including the layout around the L7987L (a photo of both is sufficient, preferably as an image and not as an attachment).
Regards
/Peter
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