Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 29, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49270
Aircraft time
26,263 hours, 12,652 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ground 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

GROUND SPOILER WING MOUNTED CASTING CRACKED AT INBOARD FORWARD END. REPLACED GROUND SPOILER CASTING.

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