Service difficulty report · Housing

Difficulty date
November 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Housing
Part number
A447037
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) SPOILER SERVO ACTUATOR ASSY ARRIVED AT OUR REPAIR FACILITY DISASSEMBLED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTICED THE MAIN HSG ASSY WAS CRACKED AT THE GLAND END OF THE PISTON BORE. VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER MICROSCOPE OF THE FRACTURED AREA SHOWED BEACH MARKS WHICH ARE AN INDICATION OF FATIGUE FAILURE. WE ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE GLAND IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM IN SERVICE UNITS AND THAT DUE CARE AND CAUTION HAS TO BE TAKEN DURING REMOVAL TO ENSURE GLAND AND OR HOUSING ARE NOT DAMAGED.