Service difficulty report · Panel · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 17, 2004
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N228FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
132
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Panel
Part number
24920016KIT
Part serial
W1603
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing Spoiler
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.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE RT SPOILER PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AT THE FORWARD IB CORNER. THIS SPOILER PANEL WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED AT THIS STATION ON 9/29/2002 AT TT:3939.5 & TC:2774. SB 60-27-2 WAS USED TO INSTALL AND TRIM THE PANEL AT INSTALLATION. THE SB TRIM CLEARANCE FOR THIS PANEL IS .030 INCH TO .060 INCH, MFG MM 27-60-01 TRIM CLEARANCE IS .050 INCH TO .080 INCH. THE PANEL CLEARANCE WAS FOUND TO BE AT .040 INCH WHICH WAS TOO TIGHT WHEN USED AS SPOILERONS IN FLIGHT. INCORRECT TRIM GAP IN SB 27-60-2. MFG EVALUATE AND MAKE CHANGE. (EA09200500519) (K)