Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
April 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
31,897 hours, 16,288 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
CHA722504
Part serial
0774
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
4,670 hours, 2,613 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LOWERED FLAP HANDLE TO 15/20, RECIEVED ECAM ALERT " FLAPS SYS 1&2 FAULT" RECYCLED TO 15/15 & FAULT CLEARED. FLAPS FAULTED AGAIN WHEN LOWERED TO 15/20. FLAP POSITION APPROX 19 DEG. POSITIONED FLAPS TO 15/15 PER QRH. ON APPROACH WHEN HANDLE AT 30/40, FLAPS EXTENDED TO 40 DEG, LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED BEARINGS & FOUND BINDING AT GEARBOX/JACK NR 2. ALL OTHERS CHECKED NORMAL. INSTALLED TORQUE TUBES REF AMM 27-54-17-4. REMOVED FWD & AFT TORQUE TUBES AT GEARBOX & VERIFIED NO BINDING, GEARBOX SERVICEABLE. FOUND BOLTS CORRODED. PERFORMED RIG CHECK & ADJUST OF FLAPS REF MM 27-50-00-5. OPS CHKD FLAPS W/ENGINES RUNNING PER JRH, OPS APPEARED SMOOTH, NO FAULTS & NO OVER TORQUE INDICATION.

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