Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 24, 2011
Submitted
February 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
21,637 hours, 11,752 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Part number
CHA1482002M
Part serial
P1268
Condition
Stuck
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS RAISED, ECAM SHOWED FLAPS 1 AND 2 FAULT WITH FAULT LIGHTS ON OVERHEAD PANEL AS WELL. FLAPS STUCK AT 20 DEGREES, CYCLED HANDLE AND STILL HAD FLAPS STUCK AT 20 DEGREES. RETURNED TO LANDING, NORMAL. INSPECTED THE NR 3 LT FLAP JACK SCREW AND FOUND THE RIG PIN HOLE SLIGHTLY MISALIGNED AND THE CLOSED DIMENSION TO BE OFF BY 1/8 IN, AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE AIR TURN BACK AND THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT, REPLACED THE NR 3 LT FLAP JACKSCREW ASSY REF MM 27- 54-23-04. OPERATED FLAPS AND THE NR 3 JACKSCREW OPERATES SMOOTHLY. PERFORMED ADJ/TEST OF FLAPS PER MM 27-50-00-05, ADJUSTED NR 6 FLAP PER MM 27-50-00-05 4A. ALL RIG ADJUSTMENTS CHECKED GOOD, OP'S OF FLAPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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