Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 18, 2009
Submitted
March 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
49,660 hours, 17,774 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PER EG CREW, AIRCRAFT FLOWN ON DIAGNOSTIC FOR AP DISCONNECT TRANSIENT. RESULT: AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROX 3-5 DEG LEFT AFTER DISCONNECT FROM EITHER AP USING EITHER SIDE-STICK DISCONNECT OR FCU SWITCH. THIS TRANSIENT IS NOTICEABLE ABOVE 260KC AS. ISOLATION INCLUDED DISCONNECTS WITH ELAC 1 OR 2 IN CONTROL SIDE STICKS WERE ISOLATED ONE AT A TIME. DISCONNECTS WITH FAC 1 & 2 IN CONTROL. SEC 1, 2 & 3 SHUTOFF INDIVIDUALLY, NO EFFECT. ACP INBOARD & OUTBOARD FLAP RIG POS CHECK OF LT & RT WINGS WITH SHARK'S FIN FTG & RIG PINS. FOUND RT NR 1 TRACK OUT OF ADJUSTMENT 0.5 TORQUE TUBE TURN. AFTER ADJ ALL PINS & MEASUREMENTS WITHIN LIMITS.

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