Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 15, 2005
Submitted
June 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
082
Aircraft time
49,274 hours, 22,090 cycles
Part
Solenoid
Part number
903A000001
Condition
Ratcheting
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROACH, SELECTING FLAPS POSITION 1 RECEIVED ECAM SLAT LOCKED WING TIP BRAKE, DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED. R&R NR 1 SLAT/FLAP CONTROL COMPUTER. PERF SFCC 1&2 GRD SCAN, SLATS NO FAULTS. T/E FLAPS FAULTED LT PROXIMITY SENSOR 37CV. BITE TEST LGCIU NR 1, FAULT. REPLACED SENSOR, FAULT REMAINS. RANG OUT WIRES CONNECTOR 7514VC PIN A&B, TO LGCIU CONNECTOR 5GA1-AA, CONTAMINATION CONNECTOR 4035VC. CLEANED CONNECTOR. OPS TEST FLAPS, RATCHETING SOUND, ISOLATED TO LT T/E FLAP WING TIP BRAKE. R & R LT T/E FLAP WING TIP BRAKE ASSY. VENDORS TEARDOWN, SFCC SN 03234, NO FAULTS. UNIT INSP & TESTED. WING TIP BRAKE SN 458 CONFIRMED FAILURE. PISTON P/N 831-0001 OUT OF LIMITS, SOLENOID SYS 1 & 2 DEFECT. UNIT OVERHAULED

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