Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
369
Aircraft time
41,036 hours, 19,594 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Slat System
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 SPEED 230KTS, SLAT SYS 1 & 2 FAULT WHEN SLATS EXTENDED. MOMENTARY WENT OUT. UNTIL FLAP 15 SELECTED, THEN CAME BACK ON. PERFORMED GO-AROUND THEN PERFORMED CYCLE. SLATS EXTENDED OK WITHOUT FAULT. FOUND SFCC1 AND SFCC2 WITH THE SAME 4 FAULT BALLS DISPLAYED WHICH INDICATES A SLAT JAM CONDITION. NO 90 DAY HISTORY. BOTH SFCC SHOWED 4 FAULT BALLS FOR SLATS RESET FAULT BALLS AND RESET MTP UPSTAIRS RAN ENGINES AND OPERATED SLAT/FLAPS NUMEROUS TIMES NO FAULTS NOTED ALSO NO HISTORY IN 99 DAYS OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME REF TSM 27-80-00 AND 27-80-00-03-0. TSI IN WORK CHECKING SYS/COMPONENT LUBS IAW TSM.

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