Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 28, 2017
Submitted
February 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
791
Aircraft time
25,876 hours, 14,456 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF AT FLAPS 15/0, RETRACTED THE SLATS & THE SLATS RETRACTED BUT THE UPPER ZIPPER MOVED TO 255 KTS ON BOTH PFD'S. TRIED A RECYCLE BUT THE SAME RESULT. THE SFPI SHOWED THE SLATS UP & RECEIVED NO ECAMS. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE LG VMO/MMO SWITCH ON THE 90VU RACK TO BE IN THE LG DOWN POSITION. RESET SWITCH AND SAFTIED GUARD IN NORMAL POSITION AND PERFORMED TEST OF VMO/MMO OVERSPEED OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-10-00-05. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS INDICATED. PERFORMED AFS LAND TEST IAW 22-00-00-02, AFS LAND TESTED GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE.

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