Service difficulty report · Block · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 4, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
45,563 hours, 19,641 cycles
Part
Block
Part number
A5724783000300
Part serial
61887
Condition
Iced
Location
Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLAP RETRACTION RECEIVED ECAM WARNING FLAP 2 FAULT, FLAP VANE JAM, FLAPS RETRACTION LIMITED, THIS ALL OCCURRED WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS MOVED FROM 15/0 TO 0/0. FLAPS INDICATED UP, WITH NO VIBRATIONS IN FLIGHT CONTROLS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT INBD FLAP, RT INBD FLAP VANE BUFFER IAW AMM 27-56-15-4. INSPECTED FLAP VANE AND FOUND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILT UP ON THE VANE FITTINGS. THAWED FLAP AND VANE, OP'S CK GOOD. ALL FAULTS CLEARED. NO BINDING OR JAMMING NOTED ON FLAP VANE.

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