Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 28, 2016
Submitted
March 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
67,944 hours, 50,127 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SPOILER DEPLOYED MESSAGE. FOUND NR 2 SPOILER ON RT WING INBD ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. SPOILER MOVING AWAY FROM SENSOR WHEN RETRACTED. REPLACED ATTACH FITTING IAW CMM 27-61-10.

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