Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 14, 2020
Submitted
December 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1371
Aircraft time
52,714 hours, 33,558 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
791A000006
Part serial
L618
Condition
Tripped
Location
Lt Wing Flaps
Part time
61,506 hours, 30,507 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON DESCENT INTO AUS, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO A FLIGHT CONTROL FLAPS FAULT MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT WING NR 1 FLAP ACTUATOR TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED AND REPLACED THE FLAP ACTUATOR, PER AMM 27-54-49.

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