Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
August 2, 2013
Submitted
August 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
467
Aircraft time
55,892 hours, 13,250 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Slat System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 & 2 SLAT SYSTEMS FAULTED ON APPROACH. COMPLIED WITH PHASE 1, NO HELP. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH. ON CONFIGURING FOR LANDING IAW QRH SLAT EXTENDED NORMALLY. SFCC 1 & 2 FAULT INDICATES SLAT 01111 SLAT BINDING IAW TSM 27-80-02, FIG 101. FOUND LT L/E TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED. FOUND TORQUE LIMITERS ACTIVATED ON JACKSCREWS 1, 3 AND 6 LT WING IAW AMM 12-12-27-00 AND 12-13-27-00. DRAIN FLUID AND LUBED BALL NUT ON JACKSCREWS 1, 3, 6. FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER DURING BALL NUT LUBE ON JACKSCREW NR 1, AND FLUID CONTAMINATION ON JACKSCREW NR 3. LUBE REMAINING JACKSCREWS AS A PRECAUTION. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON JACKSCREW CLAW STOPS. RESET SFCC 1 & 2 WITH ENGINES RUNNING. CYCLED SLAT/FLAP THROUGH FULL RANGE SEVERAL TIMES ALL INDICATONS NORMAL.

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