Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 30, 2005
Submitted
June 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
59,662 hours, 44,634 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Skin
Part number
5910055526
Part serial
5657506
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Spoiler
Part time
4,278 hours, 2,768 cycles
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 THAT HE PERFORMED THE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING WITH 3450 POUNDS OUT OF BALANCE BETWEEN TANKS. OUT OF BALANCE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM, DETECTING A CRACK IN THE RT WING IB FLIGHT SPOILER OF 9 INCHES LONG. SPOILER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-61-01 AND 27-61-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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