Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 5, 2013
Submitted
April 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49452
Aircraft time
79,265 hours, 36,799 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

RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE: GROUND SPOILER FITTING "ON WING" IS CRACKED ON FORWARD INBOARD AND OUTBOARD ENDS. INSTALLED NEW RIGHT SPOILER CASTING PER SRM 51-30-01 AND SRM 51-30-02.

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