Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
November 16, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
42,616 hours, 18,653 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Sticking
Location
K Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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 CLIMB OUT, AFTER SLATS RETRACT, KRUGER FLAP DID NOT RETRACT. RE-CYCLED AND KRUGER WOULD NOT RETRACT. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. BITE TESTED SFCC 1. FAULTED LT RETRACT SWITCH. FOUND LT RETRACT SWITCH TO BE STICKING FREED STUCK SWITCH IAW SMP. OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 27-89-12-04-0. SYS CHECKS NORMAL ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AT THIS TIME.

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