Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
August 8, 2026
Submitted
September 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5237A
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
32608
Aircraft time
57,578 hours, 27,824 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Speed Brakes
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON DESCENT INTO AFW SPEED BRAKE LEVER WOULD NOT ARM GREEN SPEED BRAKE ARMED LIGHT. FOUND FORCE FROM DOWN TO FLIGHT DETENT AT 26 LBS LUBRICATED SPEED BRAKE LEVER FORCE NEEDED AFTER IS 18 LBS . SPEED BRAKE LEVER FRICTION TEST REF AMM 22-62-00-800-803. AUTO SPEED OPS SYSTEM TEST GOOD REF FIM 27-62 TASK 803 THIS CLEARS MEL 27-1-1 MDDR 140752.

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