Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 73781Q

Difficulty date
February 3, 2020
Submitted
June 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AM
Make and model
Boeing 73781Q
Aircraft serial
29052
Aircraft time
64,427 hours, 23,515 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
251A12403
Part serial
1114
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoiler
Part time
64,427 hours, 23,515 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 DUE TO DURING PUSH BACK, IT WAS DETECTED SPOILER ASYMMETRY DURING FLIGHT CONTROLS CHECK. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL TEST CONFIRMING THAT THE LT SPOILER DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION IAW AMM 27-61-00. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR TO PERFORMED INSPECTION; IT WAS DETECTED FLIGHT SPOILER NR 05 WITH HIGH VIBRATION. SPOILER POSITION SENSOR RT T540 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-61-04, FLIGHT SPOILER NR 05 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-61-11, FLIGHT SPOILER ADJUSTMENT WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 27-61-00. SPOILER POSITION SENSOR WAS ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 22-11-27, ALL CORRECT.

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