Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
January 7, 2008
Submitted
January 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2318
Aircraft time
11,631 hours, 5,652 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B5P
Part
Flap System
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING THE APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN ECAM MESSAGE THAT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS - FLAPS - WERE LOCKED DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT FAULT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE RESET THE WING TIP BREAK IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 27-50-00-869-006 AND PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 27-50-00-866-008. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED BITE TEST OF SFCC 1 AND 2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 27-51-00-740-002 AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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