# SDR FDEA201604191312

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 19, 2016
- Submitted: April 25, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N650FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 726
- Aircraft time: 30,839 hours, 16,492 cycles
- System (JASC): [2760 · Drag Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2760)
- Part: Rod End
- Part number: A2764028400000
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Rt Spoiler
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201604191312

## Discrepancy

DURING PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND FOUND NR 2 RT GND SPOILER EXTENDED.  FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND BROKEN ROD END ON SPOILER TO ACTUATOR.  DURING FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND BELL CRANK HAD GOUGES WHERE ROD WAS HITTING AGAINST IT.  ROD ASSEMBLY & RT LEVER ASSEMBLY REMOVED IAW MM 27-64-11-04.  RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 27-61-01-A CATEGORY C EXPIRATION 30 APR 16.  AFFECTED SURFACES VERIFIED AS DEACTIVATED IN  RETRACTED POSITION.  SEE ERS EA 6-2760-T0324842 FOR WORK DONE.  WORK DONE IAW MM 27-64-11-04.  R&R THE NR 2 RT SPOILER CONTROL ROD AND DUMPER JACK LEVER AND ADJUSTED NR 2 SPOILER REF AMM 27-61-54-04, 27-64-11-04, SMP 20-21-12-00 AND DWG A276.40155. RIG AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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