Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 3, 2009
Submitted
April 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8925E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45840
Part
Actuator
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON APPROACH, AS THE FLIGHT CREW WAS CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR LANDING, AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL OF THE ACFT TO THE LT OCCURRED WHEN THE SPEED BRAKES WERE USED. THE ACFT COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. MX FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED THE SPOILER SYS AND FOUND THE RT WING INBD SPOILER WAS INTERMITTENT. THE RT WING INBD SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SYS WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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