Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 20, 2016
Submitted
January 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
75,238 hours, 39,782 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Casting
Part number
5936832509
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MX. LT WING GND SPOILER CASTING IS CRACKED ON INBD EDGE. R & R CASTING IAW SRM 51-30-02, SRM 51-30-05-001 & SRM 51-10-04-001.

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