Service difficulty report · Spoiler Sys · Glasfl LIBELLE201B

Difficulty date
July 26, 2009
Submitted
August 18, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3872
Make and model
Glasfl LIBELLE201B
Aircraft serial
218
Aircraft time
1,856 hours
Part
Spoiler Sys
Part number
201568
Part serial
218
Condition
Unresponsive
Part time
1,856 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON THE DOWNWIND LEG TO LAND GLIDER, OPENED THE AIRBRAKES (ALSO KNOWN AS DIVE BRAKES OR SPOILERS), AND THEY BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. TRIED REPEATEDLY TO CLOSE THEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT CLOSE. TIGHTENED UP MY PATTERN BECAUSE ACFT WAS DESCENDING RAPIDLY DUE TO THE OPEN AIR BRAKES.