Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 5, 2010
Submitted
August 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49336
Aircraft time
67,879 hours, 36,346 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE CRACKED IN FORWARD INBOARD CORNER OF GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR MOUNT CASTING. REPLACED LEFT GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING PER BOEING DRAWING 5936832.

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