Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 13, 2010
Submitted
September 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7539A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49993
Aircraft time
56,927 hours, 29,450 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

GROUND SPOILER FITTING CASTING HAS CRACKS. SPOILER CASTING REPLACED PER EA MD80 51-010298 REV C, BOEING DRAWING SR095700010, AARD 57-20-00-13.

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