Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 9, 2023
Submitted
April 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1620
Aircraft time
62,638 hours, 27,391 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Faulty
Location
Na
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

FLAPS FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. - F-CTL ECAM FOLLOWED TRAILINGEDGE FLAPS RAMAINED UPLEADING EDGE DEVICES DEPLOYED LOCKED BY TOMC PER TOMC SR MGR CFDS HITS THE FLAP MECH DRIVE UNIT. WHEN DEPLOYING THE FLAP HANDLE THE TORQUE TUBES SPIN A FEW ROTATIONS THEN STOP. INDICATOR GOES AMBER. THE NO HYDRAULIC CARD IS IN PLACE JUST FOR SAFETY. PULL THE PFR.

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