Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 25, 2012
Submitted
December 27, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N636AR
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft serial
086
Aircraft time
36,822 hours, 48,957 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Spoiliers
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, SPOILER 1 PUSH OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. DURING THE INSPECTION OF SPOILER FLIGHT CONTROL SYS, A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND ON THE LT WING SPOILER CLUTCH SWITCH ACTUATOR. THE BROKEN WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND AN OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PREFORMED OF THE SPOILER CLUTCH ACTUATOR SWITCH WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. SPOILER JAM SYS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD ALSO.