Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 17, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555AN
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53085
Aircraft time
57,023 hours, 29,165 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 GROUND SPOILER CASTING HAS CRACK INBOARD SIDE. NEW SPOILER CASTING ON LEFT WING WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-05.

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