Service difficulty report · Pcu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 6, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
771
Aircraft time
268 hours, 14,503 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
579B000005
Part serial
00121
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap Sys
Part time
7,739 hours, 4,297 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAPS BINDING AT APPROX 35 DEGREES ON APPROACH. COMPLIED WITH ECAM & QRH & LANDED. CREW STATED NO ASYMMETRY FAULTS RECEIVED & ACFT HAD NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS. VISUALLY INSPECTED FLAPS & SLATS FROM THE GROUND, NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. INTERROGATED SFCC'S, NR 1 SFCC HAD KRUGER NOTCH FLAP EXTENSION & RETRACTION SWITCHES FAULT & NR 2 SFCC HAD FLAP BINDING FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAPS POWER CONTROL UNIT IAW MM 27-54-11-04, OPS CHECKED FLAPS WITH ENGINE RUNNING. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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