Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 18, 2010
Submitted
August 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49684
Aircraft time
61,245 hours, 31,881 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 FORWARD INBOARD CORNER OF GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING PER SRM 57-01-00.

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