Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
April 19, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
1334
Aircraft time
35,875 hours, 16,496 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Part
Sensor
Part number
837202
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING PROCEDURES, THE FLAPS BECAME JAMMED, THE PILOT ASKED FOR THE ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY PROTOCOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN THAT CONFIGURATION. ONCE THE ACFT ARRIVED TO THE GATE THE PILOT REPORTED: LANDING WITH FLAPS JAMMED BETWEEN 0 AND 1", MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FAULT ANALYSIS IAW TSM 27-54-00-810-830-A, REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SENSOR 38CV IAW AMM 27-51-04, PB401, PERFORMED TEST OF THE FLAPS INTERCONECTION AND FAILURE DETECTION SYS IAW AMM 27-51-00-710-002 WITH NORMAL RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY THE PILOT REPORTED: "TEMPERATURE REGULATION IN COCKPIT INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT TEMP GETS TOO HOT, HAD TO TURN OFF HOT AIR PB SEVERAL TIMES DURING FLIGHT" FOR THAT PIREP MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED TEST TO THE CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOLLOWING GUIDELINES OF TSM 21-63-00-810-855-A AND AMM 21-63-00-710-004 WITH NORMAL RESULTS, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. "EGT INDICATION ON ENGINE 1 REMAINS DISPLAYED AFTER 5 MINUTES ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN" FOR THAT PIREP MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED TEST TO THE EIU, ENGINE INTERFACE UNIT, FOLLOWING GUIDELINES OF TSM 73-25-00-810-803-A AND AMM 73-25-34-710-042 WITH NORMAL RESULTS, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. AFTER THE MAINTENANCE ACTION THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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