Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 18, 2008
Submitted
January 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49595
Aircraft time
60,013 hours, 31,302 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Spoiler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 CASTING CRACKED ON OUTBOARD SIDE ABOVE GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR FORWARD ATTACH BOLT. REPLACED CASTING.

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