Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 28, 2017
Submitted
March 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5899
Aircraft time
11,570 hours, 4,508 cycles
Part
Limiter
Condition
Tripped
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SLAT FAULT UPON INITIAL CONFIGURATION INTO SEA. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SLAT 0 / FLAP 3 AT APPROXIMATE SPEED 170 WITH A LANDING WEIGHT OF 163, 000. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT WING TORQUE LIMITER (6087CM) TRIPPED. CLEANED, INSPECTED AND LUBED MECH. RESET TORQUE LIMITER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SLAT SYSTEM.

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