Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A330202

Difficulty date
May 22, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A330202
Aircraft time
3,124 hours
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Controller
Part number
1386B000001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoiler Servo
Part time
4,933 hours, 1,149 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH AT 400 FT AND WHEN AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LEFT ROLL WHICH REQUIRED COMPENSATING SIDE STICK INPUT FOR THE FLARE. ON TAXI IN, MAINTENANCE NOTED THE L/H SPOILER 5 DEPLOYED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SPOILERS ELOYED ALL BUT THE NR 5 RT. BOTH LT AND RT NR 5 SPOILERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEACTIVATED DUE TO A MEL DEFERRRAL ON THE LT UNIT. THE ADPM DEACTIVATION PROCEDURE WAS CONFIRMED CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORY, BY PHYSICAL INSPECTION ON BOTH NR 5 SPOILERS FOUND LT WOULD MOVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT SPOILER SERVOCONTROL AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECKEDSATISFACTORY.

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