Service difficulty report · Gimbal Joint · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 8, 2014
Submitted
August 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
28,900 hours, 15,267 cycles
Part
Gimbal Joint
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FINAL SELECTED FLAPS 20 & IMMEDIATELY GOT 2 FLAP SYS 1 & 2 FAULT LIGHTS. ELECTED TO GO AROUND & FOLLOWED ECAM & QRH PROCEDURES. AFTER LANDING, FLAP HANDLE SELECTED UP & THEY RETRACTED NORMALLY. FOUND TRACK 1 AND 2 GIMBLES ON BOTH WINGS WITH WATER UNDER HARD GREASE. PUMPED UNTIL CLEAN GREASE NOTED. SUSPECT WATER IN GIMBLE ASSY'S FREEZING IN FLIGHT. RAN SYSTEM AGAIN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND NO FAULTS ON SFCC'S. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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