Service difficulty report · Warning System · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
November 21, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft time
50,799 hours
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Warning System
Condition
Failed
Location
Stall Warning
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MAIN WHEELS LEAVING THE GROUND STICK SHAKERS AND STALL WARNING ACTIVATED. CREW CONTINUED WITH TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CREW REPORTED THAT DURING SLAT RETRACTION THAT THEY COULD NOT FULLY RETRACT THE SLATS (DUE TO STALL WARNING). STALL WARNING CONTINUED THROUGH OUT FLIGHT & DID NOT STOP UNTIL AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM #2 WAS ACTIVATING PREMATURELY, SYSTEM #2 STALL WARNING WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIRCRAFT DISPATCHED AS PER MEL WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS.

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