What was found
GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING ON THE LEFT WING CRACKED AT BOTH FORWARD LUGS. INSTALLED NEW GROUND SPOILER CASTING PER SRM 51-01-00 AND RE-INSTALLED SPOILER PANEL PER MM 27-62-01-2.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2010
- Submitted
- September 20, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N499AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49737
- Aircraft time
- 59,924 hours, 31,076 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2761 · Drag Control Actuator
- 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.