Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
60,781 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
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) FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION INCIDENT DETAILS: DURING THE ILS APPROACH FOR RUNWAY, SELECTED FLAP AT 3 AND RECEIVED 2 ECAM MESSAGES "F/CTRL FLAPS FAULT" AND "F/CTRL FLAP SENSOR" WITH FLAPS INDICATING AMBER. RECYCLED FLAP LEVER IAW ECAM, NIL FIX. FLAPS LOCKED OUT WITH AMBER INDICATIONS, BROKE OFF APPROACH, QRH CARRIED OUT AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MX TROUBLESHOOTING RESULTED IN REPLACING THE FOLLOWING UNITS: FPPU (FEEDBACK POSITION PICK-OFF UNIT) 27CV - RT FLAP INTERCONNECT PROXIMITY SENSOR 38CV - LGCIU RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR 7540VC (PIN A FOUND SHORT-CIRCUITED TO CONNECTOR CASING).

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