Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 19, 2012
Submitted
January 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33502
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49739
Aircraft time
67,340 hours, 35,101 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Support 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.

What was found

RIGHT WING GROUND SPOILER DRIVE SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED, AT OUTBOARD SIDE OF ACTUATOR FORWARD ATTACH POINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-05 AND 51-30-02.

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