SDR WRLA96001

Service difficulty report · Act Arm Bolt · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274WA
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48633
Part
Act Arm Bolt
Part number
NAS6404U20
Condition
Missing
Location
Spoiler Act
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE TAXIING, FLIGHT CREW WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK. LEFT INBOARD SPOILER WOULD NOT INDICATE 'FULL-UP' ON TEST. FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO GATE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENACNE TROUBLE SHOOTING NOTING SPOILER POSITION TRANSMITTER DISCONNECTED FROM ACTUATOR ARM (BOLT MISSING P/N NAS6404U20). POSITION TRANSMITTER REINSTALLED. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. INSPECTED MD-11 FLEET, FOUND NO OTHER INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF THIS TYPE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF FASTENER WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. (M)

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