Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 21, 2014
Submitted
April 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53625
Aircraft time
42,878 hours, 20,718 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Fitting
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 FWD INBD CORNER OF GND SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW GND SPOILER CASTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.

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