Service difficulty report · Position Sensor · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 6, 2020
Submitted
August 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1065
Aircraft time
61,442 hours, 29,880 cycles
Part
Position Sensor
Part number
9028A000401
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DEPARTURE FLAPS LOCKED BETWEEN 1 AND 2, RESULTING IN AN ECAM FLIGHT CONTROL FLAPS LOCKED MESSAGE. SLATS OPERATED NORMALLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IAD WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED ASYMMETRY POSITION PICK-OFF UNIT WITH NEW IAW AMM 27-51-18.

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