Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 13, 2018
Submitted
October 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
20,409 hours, 8,177 cycles
Part
Connecting Rod
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ORD-PHX DECLARED EMERGENCY UPON LANDING PHX ACCOUNT FLAPS LOCKED OUT. FLIGHT LANDED FLAPS ONE IDLE SPEED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON APPROACH PHX EXTENDED FLAPS TO FLAPS 1 RECEIVED MASTER CAUTION AND ECAM "F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED ALIGNMENT FAULT" ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED AT FLAPS 1. FOUND RIGHT HAND FLAP INTERCONNECT STRUT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. REPLACED RIGHT HAND FLAP INTERCONNECT STRUT PER AMM 27-51-44. ALL FUNCTIONS CHECK NORMAL.

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