Service difficulty report · Warning · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329MX
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3049
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Spoiler Syst
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ALERTED BY A GROUND SPOILERS NOT STOWED CAS MESSAGE. CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MX CONDUCTED A THROUGH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS PERFORMING AN OPERATION CHECK OF THE GROUND SPOILER SYSTEM IAW AMM 27-61-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MX UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUSPECT FLIGHT CREW ERROR, THEY DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME WHEN THE POWER LEVERS WERE FULLY ADVANCED FOR THE SYSTEM TO ARM ITSELF. MX HAS RECEIVED NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ANY DIFFICULTIES SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE OCTOBER 30, 1997.