Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
December 29, 2016
Submitted
January 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27246
Aircraft time
72,616 hours, 26,489 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Handle Switch
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SETTING TAKEOFF POWER WE GOT SPOILERS CAUTION AND CONFIGURATION WARNING WITH HORN. ABORTED TAKEOFF, WENT TO RUNUP AREA AND GOT THE SAME SYMPTONS WHEN THRUST IS ABOVE 1.5 EPR. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FIXED A BROKEN WIRE AT TBL190 FOR SPOILER HANDLE SWITCH S493 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 31-51-00.

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