What was found
GROUND SPOILER INTERLOCK CABLE BROKEN. INVESTIGATION FOUND VERY STIFF BEARING OPERATION DUE TO MOISTURE INGRESS INTO THE BEARING LINER LEAD TO FATIGUE AND ULTIMATELY FAILURE OF THE CABLE RODEND.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737800*
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 2760 · Drag Control System
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Drag Control
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.