Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 4, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
771
Aircraft time
268 hours, 14,502 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
532A000003
Part serial
00414
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLAPS STUCK AT ZERO ON APPROACH. CYCLED SLAT FLAP HANDLE, COULD NOT GET FLAPS TO FULLY EXTEND. WHILE ENG'S WERE STILL RUNNING, DEBRIEFED CREW OVER THE HEADSET. HAD THE CREW LOWER THE FLAP SLAT HANDLE, FLAPS WERE AGAIN STUCK AT 0. IAW TSM, BOTH SFCC 1 & 2 ARE INDICATING A FLAP JAM, NEED TO INSPECT TORQUE LIMITERS. FOUND LT TORQUE LIMTER TRIPPED. SERVICED LT TORQUE LIMITER, IAW MM 12-13-27. REMOVED RIG PIN FROM LT NR 2 FLAP TRACK CARRIAGE, AND INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL, IAW MM 27-54-12-04. CLEANED AND LUBED LT JACK SCREWS, IAW TSM 27-50-02. CYCLED FLAP/SLAT HANDLE 5 TIMES ELECTRICALLY, THEN RAN BOTH ENGINES, IAW JRH CP 5, AND CYCLED FLAP/SLAT HANDLE TEN TIMES USING ENGINE HYDRAULICS, IAW MM 27-50-00-05. FLAPS OPERATED THROUGH FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL WITHOUT BINDING. CHECKED BOTH SFCC'S 1 & 2 FOR FAULTS, IAW TSM 27-50-00, NO FAULTS PRESENT. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE

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