Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 26, 2008
Submitted
January 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1152
Aircraft time
21,454 hours, 11,638 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
D9550011400300
Part serial
FR2152
Condition
Sticking
Location
T/E Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 561, PUJ-ORD, ON APPROACH THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND FROM ZERO POSITION. SLATS EXTENDED NORMALLY (ECAM FLAP FAULT WHEN FLAPS 2 SELECTED). ECAM WERE ACTIONS FOLLOWED, AND FCOM & QRH WERE CONSULTED, AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO PREPARE & BRIEF FOR A ZERO FLAP APPROACH. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & HAD THE FIRE/RESCUE VEHICLES STANDBY. THE APPROACH WAS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QRH WITH NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO CONFIGURATION & SPEED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE C/W TSM 27-51-00-810-803 & OPS CK'D FLAP SYS OK, & FOUND NO TORQUE LIMITERS TRIPPED. FOUND FLAP CONTROL UNIT ASSY TO GET JAMMED/STICKING BETWEEN 0 AND 1 DETENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT ASSY PER AMM 27-51-43PB401 & OP'S CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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