Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 30, 2004
Submitted
July 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
47,562 hours, 21,453 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
830A000001
Part serial
00972
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 512
Part time
47,565 hours, 21,446 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON DESCENT, EN ROUTE RECEIVED A SLAT FLAP DISAGREE LIGHT WITH SLATS LOCKED OUT BETWEEN POSITIONS ZERO AND ONE, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE ATTACHMENT SCREW LOOSE AND PROTRUDING FROM SKIN AT NR 2 SLAT AREA AFFECTING EXTENSION OF SLAT. AS A RESULT, THIS ALSO CAUSED NR 2 SLAT (B) ROTARY ACTUATOR BYPASS PIN TO EXTEND. REPLACED ATTACHMENT SCREW, AND AS A PRECAUTION REPLACED NR 2 SLAT (B) ROTARY ACTUATOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SLAT / FLAP SYSTEM WAS GOOD.

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