Service difficulty report · Speed Brake · Lancar LC40550FG

Difficulty date
March 2, 2009
Submitted
March 24, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N37BA
Make and model
Lancar LC40550FG
Aircraft serial
40020
Engine
Cont IO550N
Part
Speed Brake
Part number
300500031
Part serial
981451
Condition
Failed
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE ACFT USES PRECISE FLIGHT SPEEDBRAKES. 31 AUG 07, FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDBRAKES AND WERE REPLACED. THE SPEEDBRAKES HAVE BEEN OVERHAULED (5) TIMES SINCE. 2 MAR 09, DEPLOYED THE SPEEDBRAKES IN FLIGHT AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. APPARENTLY ONE SPEEDBRAKE DEPLOYED BEFORE THE OTHER. INSPECTED THE SPEEDBRAKES AND FOUND SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES. THE PROBLEM COULD BE A VERY TIGHT FIT OF THE RT SPEEDBRAKE. SCRAPED AND SANDED THE RT SPEEDBRAKE HOLE. THE SPEEDBRAKES ARE CURRENTLY BEING OVERHAULED. THIS IS A SAFETY OF FLIGHT PROBLEM. WHEN THE POWER WAS REMOVED THE RT SPEEDBRAKE AND WOULD STAY DEPLOYED. (K)