Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 3, 2000
Submitted
August 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49365
Aircraft time
42,249 hours, 26,318 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1040T1005
Part serial
202B
Condition
Burned
Location
Spoiler
Part time
26,576 hours, 18,702 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOTH CREW MEMBERS NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT DURING CLIMB OUT OF TPA. CREW WAS UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE SOURCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO TPA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AUTO SPOILER ACTUATOR IN FORWARD PEDESTAL AT FAULT. THE AUTO SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-62-05, PAGE 201-205.

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