Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 2, 2020
Submitted
June 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
32,533 hours, 18,262 cycles
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
73020
Part serial
E332
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoiler
Part time
32,517 hours, 18,242 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT GOT 3&2 SPLR FAULT. COMPLIED WITH ECAM & QRH. LIGHT & FAULT CLEARED FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT UNTIL FLAPS 15 WAS SELECTED ON FINAL APPROACH. TRIED TO RESET, UNSUCCESSFUL AND NR 3 SPOILER SHOWED (AND CONFIRMED BY BUFFET AND ROLL) THAT IT WAS DEPLOYED OR UNLATCHED. RAN SPOILERS UP & DOWN SEVERAL TIMES. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF EFCU'S REF TSM 27-61-06. BOTH EFCU'S FAULTED 3L SERVO VALVE. REPLACED SPOILER 3L SERVO VALVE REF MM 27-64-12-04. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CKS NORMAL. NO FAULTS SHOWN ON ECAM/OVHD OR ON EFCU'S. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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