SDR ABXA020227

Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 4, 2002
Submitted
October 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46075
Aircraft time
75,386 hours, 25,516 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
3644322509
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON LANDING ROLL, SPOILER HANDLE CAME BACK, SPOILERS DEPLOYED. BLUE SPOILER EXTEND LIGHT CAME ON, THEN WENT OUT. SPOILER EXTEND LIGHT TESTED, BUT LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WITH MANUAL SPOILER EXTENSION. FOUND GROUND SPOILER PULLEY BRACKET IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND CRANK ASSEMBLY BROKEN IN THE RIGHT WING OF AFT AREA OF GROUND SPOILER. REPLACED PULLEY BRACKET IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND CRANK ASSEMBLY NR 1 IN AFT WING AREA IAW DC-8 AMM 27-60-00 AND RE-RIGGED GROUND SPOILERS IAW DC-8 AMM 27-60-00-5-0101. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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