Service difficulty report · Pulley · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
August 14, 2016
Submitted
October 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788XA
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33788
Aircraft time
43,059 hours, 21,363 cycles
Part
Pulley
Part number
BACP30K1D
Condition
Stuck
Location
Spoiler
Part time
43,059 hours, 21,363 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, THE LEFT FLIGHT SPOILER WAS DEPLOYED PARTIALLY AFTER BOTH ENGINES START. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHECKED LEFT SPOILER CONTROL SYSTEM, CABLE GUARDS, CONTROL CABLE PULLEYS AND BRACKETS IAW AMM 27-61-00/601 DETECTING TWO LEFT SPOILERS FLOAT; SO THE SPOILER CONTROL CABLE LUBRICATION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 12-26-00, TESTED CORRECT AND SPOILER CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 27-61-00-710-801 WORKING CORRECTLY. AT MEX, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED STUCK THE LEFT WING SPOILER CONTROL CABLE PULLEY; SO THE PULLEY WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 20-10-09, TESTED CORRECT.