Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 21, 2015
Submitted
October 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49682
Aircraft time
76,718 hours, 40,313 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Casting
Part number
FDK4673501
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

LEFT WING, CRACK AT INBD FWD CORNER OF GND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING. REPLACED GND SPOILER CASTING IAW AARD 51-00-05.

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