Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49733
Aircraft time
59,642 hours, 31,167 cycles
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler Mount
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 FORWARD MOUNT CASTING CRACKED AT OUTBOARD AND INBOARD SIDE. NEW CASTING WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-05.

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