Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 14, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9677W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53627
Aircraft time
38,392 hours, 18,417 cycles
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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 CENTER WING ACTUATOR CASTING IS CRACKED INBOARD OF ACTUATOR FORWARD ATTACH BOLT. INSTALLED RIGHT WING GROUND SPOILER CASTING ASSEMBLY WITH NEW FASTENERS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS IN X BRACE, FORWARD AND AFT LOCATIONS AND INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS IN PANEL FORWARD OF CASTING PER AARD 51-00-05-1.

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