Service difficulty report · Spoiler · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 15, 2017
Submitted
December 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
876
Aircraft time
14,844 hours, 8,224 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Spoiler
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 5
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

PDIS 690 27-60 9756 15DEC17 IND FACT U LOGPAGES:2824518 DURING DESCENT WHEN FULL SPEED BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED 2 OUTER MOST ROLL SPOILERS ON RIGHT WING REMAINED STOWED. FACT 15DEC17 06:27 IND U PER A300-600 AMM 27-60-00-00 THIS IS A NORMAL INDICATION. PER CREW DEBRIEF WHEN FULL SPEED BRAKES WERE SELECTED ALL THE SPOILERS ON THE L/H WING INDICATED DEPLOYED, WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. ALSO THE CREW MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING SELECTED HEADING ON APPROACH. ON POSTFLIGHT WALKAROUND, OBSERVED LH WING #5 SPOILER LEADING EDGE HAS BROKEN THROUGH THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE WING. CLOSING THIS ITEM AND CREATING DISCREPANCY WRI 27-60/9757 FOR SPOILER DAMAGE.

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