Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
December 22, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft time
34,510 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A3
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED FROM 1 TO 2, AN ECAM WARNING 'FLT CTL FLAPS LOCKED' APPEARED. APPROACH WAS DISCONTINUED, AND A/C WAS MANOEUVRE D IN THE VICINITY OF AIRPORT WITH ATC CONCURRENCE AS THE 'LANDING WITH FLAPS JAMMED' CHECKLIST WAS ACTIONED. ONCE THE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, AN EMERGENCY DECLARED AND APPROACH COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLAP/SLAT SYS CHECKED IAW TSM 27-51-00. NO FAULTS FOUND. FLAP OPS. CHECKED NO FAULT GVI CARRIED OUT. ALL SYS NORMAL. CFDS SYSTEM SHOWED NO FAULT WITH SLAT/FLAP SYSTEM. A HYD PRESS FLUCTUATION WAS REGISTERED AT THE TIME OF THE LOCK-OUT. SUSPECT OUT-OF-SEQUENCE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WITH FLAP EXTENSION. THE FAULT HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED SINCE 22 DECEMBER 2002.

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