# SDR FDEA201001150151

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 15, 2010
- Submitted: January 15, 2010
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N686FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 804
- Aircraft time: 15,432 hours, 8,517 cycles
- System (JASC): [2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2750)
- Part: Gearbox
- Part number: TY136102A
- Part serial: 261
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Te Flaps
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F, J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201001150151

## Discrepancy

AFTER T/O FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT. OVERHEAD PANEL INDICATED FLAP SYS 2 FAULT & WHEN HANDLE RAISED THE FLAPS STAYED AT 20 DEG AND FLAP SYS 1  FAULT CAME ON.  THERE WAS NOT A FLAPS LIGHT ON SPFI PANEL AT ANY TIME. RECYCLED FLAP HANDLE IAW QRH & GOT SAME RESULTS & INDICATIONS EACH TIME NORMAL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITH FLAPS IN 15/20  SETTING.   R&R NR 6 LT DOWNDRIVE FLAP TRACK GEARBOX IAW AMM 27-54-15-4. R & R LT FLAP NR 2 SCREWJACK IAW AMM LT FLAP NR 2 SCREWJACK IAW AMM 27-54-22. PPU 3CN AND PPU 27CV ON FLAP DRIVE UNIT REPLACED IAW MM 27-55-12-4 AND 27-51-19-4.  NOTE THE NR 6 GEARBOX WAS CAUSE OF DISCREPANCY OTHER ITEMS CHANGED FOUND DURING    TROUBLESHOOTING ITEM OR CAUSE BY TROUBLESHOOTING ITEM .

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