Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
December 15, 2023
Submitted
December 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5659
Aircraft time
31,392 hours, 12,833 cycles
Part
Slat System
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Zone 500 - Lh Wi
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW. ON DEPARTURE SLATS FAULT MESSAGE GOING FROM FLAPS 2 TO FLAPS 1. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SLAT SYSTEM PER AMM 27-84-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY.