Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 29, 2015
Submitted
August 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9404V
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53140
Aircraft time
64,264 hours, 31,351 cycles
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING GND SPOILER ACTUATOR SUPPORT CASTING CRACKED. COMPLETED REPLACEMENT OF GND SPOILER CASTING IAW SRM 51-01-00-001.

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