Service difficulty report · Potable Water · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 21, 2016
Submitted
February 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999DN
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53371
Aircraft time
63,501 hours, 45,588 cycles
Part
Potable Water
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT, AT 250 KTS WITH WINGS LEVEL, THE SPOILERS WERE EXTENDED TO EXT POSITION. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE SPOILER HANDLE SNAPPED BACK TO THE FORWARD POSITION. WHEN PULLING THE SPOILER HANDLE BACK TO THE EXT POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE HANDLE WAS STOWED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO LEVEL FLIGHT. THE AUTOPILOT WAS THEN DISCONNECTED. THE GROUND SPOILERS OPERATED NORMALLY ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND CHUNKS OF ICE ON VARIOUS CONTROL CABLES IN THE RT WHEEL DUE TO A POTABLE WATER LEAK. THE ICE WAS REMOVED AND THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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