Service difficulty report · Slat · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
October 25, 2015
Submitted
October 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
459 hours, 18,936 cycles
Part
Slat
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
DE
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

SLATS SYSTEM 1 & 2 FAULTED ON APPROACH AT 240 KTS. CYCLED HANDLE TO SLATS UP & SLOWED TO 220 KTS. ATTEMPTED SECOND EXTENSION WITH SAME RESULT. FOLLOWED QRH & ECAM, LANDED SLATS 0 FLAPS 40. FOUND LT TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED, PERFORMED INSPECTION & CHECK OF LT WING. SCREW JACKS FOUND NR 3 TRIPPED, DRAINED FLUID FOUND IT TO BE MILKY & BADLY DISCOLORED. FLUSHED & REFILLED, CHECKED BALLS CREW, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RESET TORQUE LIMITERS & CYCLED SLATS SEVERAL TIMES, NO FAILURES OR LIMITER TRIPS IAW TSM 27-80-02 FIG 101 12-13-27-00, 27-84-00-02 & 27-84-00-05.

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