Service difficulty report · Support · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
July 28, 2015
Submitted
July 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398DC
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3206
Aircraft time
2,449 hours, 1,704 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Support
Part number
001B577A1007
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Spoiler
Part time
51 cycles
Component
Spoiler · Dorner
Component part number
001B577A1000002
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO LANDING, UPON EXTENDING FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES THE EICAS INDICATED THAT THE LT INBD GND SPOILER WAS NOT STOWED. THE ACFT REQUIRED ABNORMAL TRIM INPUTS BUT THE ACFT WAS STABLE AFTER TRIMMING & CONTINUED THE LANDING. INSPECTED THE ACFT & FOUND THAT THE LT WING NR 3 SPOILER SUPPORT HAD BROKEN WHERE THE ACTUATOR ATTACHED TO THE SPOILER SUPPORT. FOUND THAT THE SPOILER ACTUATOR HAD A BROKEN ADJUSTMENT SAFETY TAB & THAT THE ACTUATOR HAD DAMAGED THE NR 1 TE AT THE SPOILER ACTUATOR CUT OUT. THE GND SPOILER WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AFTER NDT & THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. SRM CARBON FIBER REPAIR WAS APPLIED TO THE NR 1 TE. THE NR 3 SPOILER SUPPORT THAT FAILED HAD PASSED NDT INSPECTION 51 CYCLES PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED EVERY 400 FLIGHT CYCLES. NTSB NOTIFIED OF MALFUNCTION.