Service difficulty report · Lever · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 27, 2004
Submitted
June 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MD
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49149
Aircraft time
60,500 hours, 47,053 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Lever
Condition
Defective
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED, SPEED BRAKES AND GROUND SPOILERS SYSTEM OUT OF SERVICE DURING FLIGHT. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND LEVER WAS DETECTED VERY HARD AND OCCASIONALLY JAMMED. SPOILER MECHANISM WAS CHECKED AND SPOILER ACTUATOR CONNECTOR WAS DISCONNECTED. CONNECTOR WAS RECONNECTED AND TESTED IAW MM 27-62-05, ALL CORRECT.

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