Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 4, 2010
Submitted
March 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
38,667 hours, 20,827 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Slat System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING SLAT EXTENSION, SLATS STUCK AT 0 DEGREES. BOTH OVERHEAD SLAT FAULT LIGHTS CAME ON. CYCLED HANDLE AND SLATS STAYED STUCK. DURING TAXI IN CYCLED HANDLE AND SLATS WORKED NORMALLY. BITE TEST OF SFCC 1 SHOWED "MAIN CONT VLV" ON ARRIVAL, SLATS WORKING NORMAL. SFCC 2 SHOWED "JAM". FAULT CLEARED & SLAT SYS FUNCTIONED NORMAL WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS. FOUND LT TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED. RESET OF TORQUE LIMITER CUTOUT. LT SLAT SCREW JACKS SERVICED IAW AMM 12-13-27. ALL GEAR BOXES OIL FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED GREASING OF LT SCREW JACK BALL NUTS IAW AMM 12-22-27. SLAT SYS FUNCTIONED AGAIN WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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