What was found
LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE HAS A CRACK IN RADIUS OF GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING AT INBOARD END OF FORWARD MOUNT LUG. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPOILER CASTING PER AARD 51-10-00-5.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2012
- Submitted
- April 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N516AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49893
- Aircraft time
- 64,202 hours, 33,600 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5755 · Spoilers
- Part
- Casting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.