Service difficulty report · Pcu · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
November 9, 1999
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AB
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
682
Part
Pcu
Part number
531B000007
Part serial
00313
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
15,360 hours, 6,475 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHL/JFK - FLT JM 2016 - EN ROUTE, CREW REPORTED FLAP SYSTEM FAULT OCCURRED ON FLAP EXTENSION FROM 15 DEGREES AND INDICATION OF FLAP MOVEMENT STUCK. FLAP SYSTEM INSPECTION CARRIED OUT, NO FAULT FOUND. NR 1 SFCC REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORY. EN ROUTE, WHEN 20 DEGREES FLAP SELECTED, FLAP SYSTEMS 1 AND 2 FAULTED, BUT SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO RESET. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO JFK. THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT VALVE BLOCKS WERE FOUND AT FAULT. THE COMPLETE FLAP CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED SATISFACTORY. A NON-REVENUE FLIGHT PERFORMED, NO DEFECT FOUND. (X)

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