Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
December 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
462
Aircraft time
66,390 hours, 24,531 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Strut
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAPS LOCKED ALIGNMENT FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. ECAM AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED UP, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE FLAP LOCKOUT PROBLEM. HAD FLIGHT CONTROL FLAPS LOCKED ECAM MESSAGE WITH AMBER INDICATION ON FLAPS. IAW TSM 27-51-00-810-818 SUSPECT BAD FLAP INTERCONNECTING STRUT, PART IS BEING SOURCED.

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