Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
January 29, 2013
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
245
Aircraft time
41,797 hours, 28,295 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te 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

DEPARTING & DURING FLAP RETRACTION, RECEIVED AN ECAM ALERT "FLAPS VANE JAM". COMPLIED WITH QRH, CYCLED THE FLAPS, AND UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND BOTH NR 1 & NR 2 SFCC'S FAULTED "LT VANE IN 2" ON ARRIVAL. RESET BOTH SFCC'S & RETRACTED FLAPS. ALSO CYCLED FLAPS TO 40 & FULLY RETRACTED WITHOUT ANY FAULTS. TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 27-50-16 CHECKED ADJUSTMENT OF FLAP VANE DETECTOR UNIT 39CV ALL CHECKED NORMAL. R & R VANE RETRACTED SWITCH 39 CV PRECAUTIONARY BECAUSE BOTH SFCC FAULTED SAME SWITCH IAW M/M 27-56-15-05. C/W OPERATIONAL TEST OF FLAPS IAW M/M 27-54-00-05 ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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