Service difficulty report · Flap · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
November 21, 2015
Submitted
November 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
430 hours, 16,343 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Stuck
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLAP SYS 1 & 2 FAULT, FLAPS STUCK. REMOVED TWO BOLTS FROM RT TORQUE LIMITED COUPLER TO FOM. DRAINED FLUID FROM RT WING NR 1 FLAP DRIVE GEAR BOX FOR INSPECTION PURPOSE. GPS OVERRIDE SWITCH IN COCKPIT, CAPTAINS RIGHT KNEE, REQUIRES SAFETY. FOUND JAM FAULTS ON SFCC'S 1 & 2. RESET BOXES BUT FLAPS WOULD NOT DEPLOY & FAULTS RETURNED. RT TORQUE LIMITER INDICATOR IS POPPED. UNABLE TO RESET & TORQUE TUBES ARE BOUND FROM LIMITER TO NR 1 GEARBOX. SCREW JACKS 2, 3 & 4 WERE NOT BOUND UP & NO LOCKOUT INDICATORS WERE TRIPPED. NR 1 GEAR BOX APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY SERVICED WITH NO WATER PRESENT. SPANNER WRENCHES ORDERED & ARE INBOUND ON MORNING FLIGHT.

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