Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
October 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
49,530 hours, 21,850 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SLATS SYS 1 & 2 FAULTED ON APPROACH, RECYCLED, LANDED SLATS 0/FLAPS 40. NO FAULTS ON SFCC NR 1 OR 2, RAN END ENGINE'S OPS. CHK SLATS 0 TO 30 THREE TIMES NO FAULTS NOTED. FOUND BOTH SYSTEM TORQUE LIMITERS ACTIVATED. RESET SAME. IAW TSM 27-80-02 BEGAN CHECKING SLATS JACKSCREW CLAW STOPS, LT WING 3 THRU 6 GOOD IAW MM 27-80-00-5. STILL IN WORK. CHECKED SCREW JACKS 1, 2, 3, & 4 ON LT AND RT WINGS FOR PROPER LUBRICATION. FOUND JACKSCREWS 1 & 3 ON RT WING CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. FOUND JACKSCREWS 2 & 3 ON LT WING CONTAMINATED WITH WATER AND JACKSCREW 4 ON LT WING WAS LOW ON LUBRICATION. FLUSHED AND SERVICED JACKSCREWS 1, 2, 3, 4 ON BOTH WINGS. REF 12-13-27. SLATS OPERATED NORMAL.

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