What was found
IN FLIGHT ONLY FLAPS DIFFICULT TO RETRACT PAST 1 & TO EXTEND PAST 1 FLAP LEVER. FOUND FLAP HANDLE MECH BINDING. REPLACED FLAP & SLAT CONTROL LEVER, FLAP LEVER OPERATION NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2013
- Submitted
- November 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1680
- Aircraft time
- 39,052 hours, 17,062 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Lever
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Flap & Slat
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.