What was found
LEFT HAND WING NR 4 GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR BROKEN. THE NUMBER 4 GROUND SPOILER HAD THE ROD END BREAK OFF IN THE THREADS. IT APPEARS TO BE A FATIGUE FAILURE. REPLACE THE NUMBER 4 GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 2002
- Submitted
- June 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N307UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23668
- Aircraft time
- 46,349 hours, 26,619 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 2761 · Drag Control Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Spoiler
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K, F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.