Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 16, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
38,215 hours, 15,891 cycles
Part
Slat System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Le Slats
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

TURNING FINAL AT 3000' SELECTED SLATS EXTEND. NO SLAT EXTENSION NOTED AND ECAM INDICATED SLATS FAULT LIGHT. CYCLED HANDLE FOUR TIMES NO IMPROVEMENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED WITH NO SLATS FLAPS 40 APPROACH, FOLLOWING RED TABS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HANDLE WAS RECYCLED AND SLATS EXTENDED NORMALLY CHECKED SFCC AND FOUND SLAT JAM ON BOTH SFCC'S, RESET SFCC'S AND OPERATED SLATS NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO FAULTS. CHECKED SYSTEM TORQUE LIMITERS AND SCREW JACK LOCK, OUT INDICATORS AND NONE WERE TRIPPED, REF M/M 27-84-00-5 AND 27-84-00-0. NO HISTORY NINTY DAYS. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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