Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 9, 2011
Submitted
April 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
789
Aircraft time
19,495 hours, 10,496 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Gearbox
Part number
CHA710003A
Part serial
U1348
Condition
Dirty
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
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

LOWERED FLAPS TO 20*, 5 SEC LATER RECEIVED ECAM FLAPS SYS 1 & 2 FAULT. RECYCLED, WHICH FIXED PROBLEM. THEN TRIED TO CONFIGURE FLAPS 40*, RECEIVED SAME ECAM FLAPS SYS 1 & 2 FAULT. FLAPS STUCK AT 15*/20*. REPLACED LEFT TEE GEARBOX PER AMM 27-54-14. REPLACED LEFT DUPLEX BEVEL GEARBOX PER AMM 27-54-35. CHECKED BOTH FOR SERVICING AND BOTH WERE FULL FROM SHOP. THE BEVEL GEARBOX MOUNT BOLTS WERE TORQUED AND WITNESSED PER STEP "3.C CAUTION". CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS OR LEAKS. WORK IN PROGRESS. PER MOCC REQUEST, CHECKED ALL FLAP SCREWJACKS FOR FLUID LEAKING, LOW FLUID LEVEL AND DISCOLOR OF THE FLUID. ALL FLAP GEAR JACK SCREWS ARE PROPERLY.

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