What was found
RIGHT WING GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING CRACKED IN RADIUS ABOVE FOWARD ACTUATOR ATTACH BOLT ON INBOARD SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SPOILER FITTING (CASTING) PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-05 AND AARD 51-10-00-5.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2011
- Submitted
- January 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49678
- Aircraft time
- 64,853 hours, 33,631 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5755 · Spoilers
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.