Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 22, 2020
Submitted
December 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
485
Aircraft time
84,389 hours, 33,021 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
829C000001
Part serial
9341
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Slat System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY ON APPROACH. SLATS FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. - F-CTL FLAPS WENT TO 3 SLATS O. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF SLAT SYSTEM, PER AMM 27-84-00-710-001-A. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF NR 1 LT OUTBOARD SLAT ACTUATOR. LT OUTBOARD SLAT ACTUATOR TYPE ''A'' HAS TORQUE LIMITER INDICATOR SPRING BROKEN. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, REF MM27-84-00-710-A.

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