SDR ABXA030076

Service difficulty report · Drain · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
February 18, 2003
Submitted
February 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47616
Aircraft time
50,288 hours, 41,513 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Frozen
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DEPLOYING SPOILERS CREATED A LT ROLL OF 5 DEGREES PER SECOND. AILERONS BINDED DURING APPROACH, AILERONS HEAVY DURING APPROACH. FOUND SLAT PANEL DRAINS BLOCKED BY ICE, WATER LEAKED OUT OF SLANT PANEL AND DOWN ONTO AILERON AND SPOILER CABLES, FREEZING THEM UP. THAWED ALL AND CHECKED. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM CHAPTER 27.

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