Service difficulty report · Flap · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 2, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
774
Aircraft time
25,524 hours, 13,943 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Jammed
Location
Wing
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

STUCK FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES. PHASE ONE PROCEDURES DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. FLIGHT PHASE WAS AFTER TAKEOFF. QRH PROCEDURE COMPLETED. LANDED WITH FLAPS 40 DEGREES DURING ATB SYS 1 & SYS 2 FLAPS FAULTED ON OVERHEAD PANEL & ECAM. CHECKED SPCC 1 & 2, FOUND BOTH SHOWING FLAPS JAM. RESET SPCC & RAN FLAPS UP TO ZERO. THEN OPERATED FLAPS TO FULL DOWN & THEN FULL UP WITH NO JAMS OR FAULTS INDICATED. DRAINED & SERVICED THE LT WING FLAP GEARBOXES. CHECKED SERVICING ON THE LT WING FLAP SCREW JACKS. LUBRICATED LT WING FLAP CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY. SERVICED THE LT FLAP TORQUE LIMITER. ALL COMPONENTS WERE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. RAN FLAPS UP & DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FAULTS.

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