Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 8, 2008
Submitted
December 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7539A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49993
Aircraft time
53,318 hours, 27,439 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT GROUND SPOILER CASTING CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER OF 17-7 PH 0.100 THICK, (FULL LENGTH), AARD 57-20-00-15.

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