Service difficulty report · Buffer · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
January 31, 2013
Submitted
February 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
245
Aircraft time
41,799 hours, 28,297 cycles
Part
Buffer
Condition
Binding
Location
Te Flap
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, FLAP VANE JAMMED. HANDLE WAS AT SLATS/FLAPS POS 15/0 . SLATS/FLAPS INDICATED 15/5. FLAPS SYS 1 AND SYS 2 FAULT LIGHTS ON. SLATS/FLAPS EXTENDED NORMALLY FOR LANDING. SFCC NR 1 AND SFCC NR 2 BOTH FAULTED " LT VANE OUT ". EFCU NR 1 FAULTS M1 , 3 , 7, EFCU NR 2, NO FAULTS. DURING VANE BINDING DETECTOR UNIT INSPECTION CHECK, FOUND LT EXTENDED DETECTOR UNIT 37CV "Y" GAP MEASUREMENT OUT OF TOLERANCE IAW MM 27-56-15-06. CONTINUING WITH VANE OPERATING MECHANISM INSPECTON CHECK IAW MM 27-50-16-06. FOUND THAT LT OTBD BUFFER ASSY WAS OUT OF LIMITS. R & R LT OTBD BUFFER ASSY AND SWITCH (37CV) IAW MM 27-56-15-04. INBD BUFFER ASSY CHECKED GOOD. VERIFIY THE RIG ON THE INBD BUFFER SWITCH (41CV). RIG CHECKED GOOD. VERIFIED RIG ON THE CENTER RETRACT SWITCH AND ASSY(39CV). CHECKED GOOD. RIG CHECK OF SWITCHES IAW MM 27-56-15-6. PREFORMED OP'S CHECK ON LT WING VANE EXTEND AND RETRACT SWITCHES IAW MM 27-56-15-05. SWITCHES OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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