Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
March 15, 2018
Submitted
March 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
361
Aircraft time
45,444 hours, 40,331 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, SLATS EXTENDED AND INDICATED NORMALLY. AT FLAPS 15 AND FLAPS 20 COULD FEEL A PITCH CHANGE, BUT STILL NO INDICATOR MOVEMENT. CYCLED THE FLAP HANDLE AND COULD FEEL PITCH CHANGE BUT STILL NO INDICATION. PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND INDICATOR BEGAN TO MOVE DURING GA. LEFT FLAPS AT 15/20 FOR SUBSEQUENT LANDING WITH GOOD INDICATIONS. NO CAUTIONS OR ECAMS DURING EVOLUTION. HOOK ALSO ADJUSTED WITH FLAP EXTENSION. DURING DEBRIEF AND AS INDICATED IN PDIS THERE WERE NO ASSOCIATED FAULTS WITH THE FLAP EXTENSION INDICATION THE CAPTAIN OBSERVED. COMPLIED WITH A BITE CHECK OF THE NR 1 AND 2 SFCC, WITH NO FAULTS ON FLAPS. PERFORMED A FLAP/SLAT OPS CHECK, WITH ENGINES RUNNING, NO FAULTS INDICATED ON GAUGE OR FLAPS MOVEMENT. CHECKED LT AND RT TORQUE LIMITERS AND THEY WERE NOT TRIPPED. NO HISTORY FOR FLAPS FAULTS OR INDICATION. AMM 27-54-00-05 PARA 1. JRH.

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