Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 25, 2014
Submitted
March 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53253
Aircraft time
70,421 hours, 30,674 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
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 GND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING IS CRACKED ABOVE THE OTBD END OF THE ACTUATOR FWD MOUNT. REPLACED GND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING.

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