What was found
During RON at ORD, a 1/2" crack was found in the lower skin of the L/H inbrd flight spoiler at station 206 hinge drive fitting. The crack emenated from the edge of the skin cutout to an adjacent fastener. Repaired per EA 99-85357.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2002
- Submitted
- February 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1309T
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47316
- Aircraft time
- 80,709 hours, 83,869 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5755 · Spoilers
- Part
- Spoiler
- Condition
- Cracked
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.