Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 12, 2012
Submitted
April 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
766
Aircraft time
24,131 hours, 12,884 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, FLAPS BECAME STUCK LESS THAN 15 DEG WITH SYS 1 & 2 FLAP FAULT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED SLAT/FLAP HANDLE. FLAPS STILL STUCK LESS THAN 15 DEG ACCOMPLISHED QRH, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED & SERVICE TORQUE LIMITER, T-GEARBOX, NR 1 JACK SCREW, BEVEL GEARBOX, NR 5 JACKSCREW & DOWNDRIVE GEARBOX, NR 6 JACKSCREW & DOWNDRIVE GEARBOX, & LUBRICATED BALL NUT NR 1, NR 5 AND NR 6 JACKSCRWEWS. FOUND WATER EVIDENT IN NR 1 & NR 5 JACKSCREWS. SERVICED NR 4 & 3 JACKSCREWS AND DOWNDRIVE GEARBOXES, & LUBED NR 4, & 3 JACKSCREW BALLNUTS. NO WATER FOUND. WORK PERFORMED REF TSM 27-50-02 AND 12-13-27-00.

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