Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
July 10, 2018
Submitted
July 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
361
Aircraft time
45,779 hours, 40,537 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
CHA1237002D
Part serial
3180
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Slat System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SLATS STUCK LESS THAN 15 DEGREES ON RETRACTION. SLATS SYS 1 AND 2 FAULT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH. SFP1 SLAT POSITION REMAINED STUCK. ARRIVED AT THE GATE THE FLAPS AND SLATS WERE FULLY RETRACTED, CREW DEBRIEF STATED THAT THE SLATS RESET AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PERFORMED A BYTE CHECK OF SFCC 1 AND 2 REF TSM 27-80-00 PG 102, FOUND BOTH SFCC'S INDICATING A SLAT JAM. IN THE A/C PACK BAY, FOUND THE LT WING TORQUE LIMITER POPPED. RESET THE TORQUE LIMITER. REF TSM 27-80-02, FOUND 2L SCREWJACK TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED. BACKLASH CHECK IS GOOD AND THE SLAT TRACKS WERE ALSO GOOD, OPERATED THE FLAPS/SLATS THROUGH FIVE FULL CYCLES WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE.

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