Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 10, 2012
Submitted
August 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720FD
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
417
Aircraft time
44,908 hours, 26,197 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE OFF. FLAPS STUCK AT 20 DEGREES. RECYCLE, NO HELP. RETRACTED NORMAL AFTER LANDING. AFTER BLOCK IN, NOTED FLAPS WERE FULLY RETRACTED. INTERROGATED MTP, NO FAULTS. INSPECTED BOTH NR 1 & NR 2 SFCC'S. BOTH SFCC'S REGISTERED A "FLAP JAM" FAULT. RESET BOTH SFCC'S & PERFORMED BITE TEST IAW TSM 27-50-00. ALL TESTS PASSED NO FAULTS NOTED WITH BOTH SYSTEM TORQUE LIMITER INDICATORS. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL SCREWJACKS ON BOTH LT & RT FLAP ASSY. ALL INSPECTIONS SATISFACTORY. RAN BOTH ENGINES IAW JRH. OPERATED FLAPS IAW AMM 27-50-00-03 AT ALL FLAP SETTINGS SEVERAL TIMES. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES NOTED ON MTP & OVERHEAD FLAP SYSTEM FAULT INDICATORS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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