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Aircraft damaged in-flight by loose spoiler actuator rod.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 315541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bhm tower : bhm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 315541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 315443 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger reported he saw a 'hole in the right wing' out his window. We assumed he saw flight spoilers deploy, but a deadheading crew member in the cabin confirmed a 'baseball-sized hole' in top of right wing, just ahead of second spoiler panel out from fuselage. Skin was peeling back. Since we were already in approach, we continued to normal landing at bhm. Maintenance advised spoiler actuator had come loose and damaged wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT DAMAGED INFLT BY LOOSE SPOILER ACTUATOR ROD.
Narrative: PAX RPTED HE SAW A 'HOLE IN THE R WING' OUT HIS WINDOW. WE ASSUMED HE SAW FLT SPOILERS DEPLOY, BUT A DEADHEADING CREW MEMBER IN THE CABIN CONFIRMED A 'BASEBALL-SIZED HOLE' IN TOP OF R WING, JUST AHEAD OF SECOND SPOILER PANEL OUT FROM FUSELAGE. SKIN WAS PEELING BACK. SINCE WE WERE ALREADY IN APCH, WE CONTINUED TO NORMAL LNDG AT BHM. MAINT ADVISED SPOILER ACTUATOR HAD COME LOOSE AND DAMAGED WING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.