Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 15, 2016
Submitted
April 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
30,996 hours, 16,508 cycles
Part
Limiter
Condition
Leaking
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

BOTH FLAP SYS 1 & 2 FAILED ON APPROACH. INTERROGATED SFCC 1 & 2. BOTH SHOWED JAM. RESET & DID BITE CHECK, BOTH PASSED. CHECKED LT & RT FLAP TORQUE LIMITERS. LT FLAP TORQUE LIMITER WAS POPPED IAW MM 27-51-00-05. WILL OPS CHECK FLAPS WHEN DONE UNLOADING. DURING BACKLASH CHECK IAW TSM 27-50-02 FIG 106, FOUND LT TORQUE LIMITER LEAKING & BAD. R & R LT FLAP TORQUE LIMITER 5294 IAW AMM 27-54-12-04. PASSED BACKLASH CHECK IAW TSM 27-50-02. STILL REQUIRES OPERATIONS CHECK AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING FLAP FAULT. FAILED OPERATIONS CHECK OF FLAPS IAW MM 27-54-00-05. FOUND LT FLAP TORQUE LIMITER POPPED. BACKLASH CHECKED ON 1 & 2 FLAP JACKSCREWS IAW TSM 27-50-02 FIG 101 BLOCK 11. STARTED ON BLOCK 12 OF TSM 27-50-02 FIG 101. NO MOVEMENT BETWEEN SCREW JACK 2 & 3. NEED TO CHECK BETWEEN 3 & 4 FLAP SCREW JACK NEXT.

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