Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 22, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
70,703 hours, 52,182 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFTER LANDING, THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND RIGHT FLAP INDICATED APPROX. 3 DEG WITH FLAP SET AT ZERO. FOUND THE RT INBD SPOILER ACTUATOR ROD END BROKEN AND BINDING THE FLAPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SPOILER ACTUATOR, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-62-02.

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