Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 20, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
462
Aircraft time
54,857 hours, 19,963 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Actuator
Part number
793C000002
Part serial
N983
Condition
Faulted
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAPS LOCKED - ALIGNMENT FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER EC AM SCREEN, - F-CTL. REMOVED RT WING NR 1 FLAP ACTUATOR, INSTALLED NR 1 RT WING FLAP ACTUATOR (PN 791C0000-02, SN (N985). NEED LONGER BOLTS FOR NEW STYLE ACTUATOR. INSTALLED CORRECT LENGTH BOLTS. INSTALLED NR 2 RT WING FLAP ACTUATOR (PN 792D0000-02 SN(N991). NEED LONGER BOLTS FOR NEW STYLE ACTUATOR. INSTALLED CORRECT LENGTH BOLTS. INSTALLED NR 3 RT WING FLAP ACTUATOR. NEED LONGER BOLTS FOR NEW STYLE ACTUATOR. TEMPORARILY INSTALLED WITH SHORTER BOLTS, WILL NEED CORRECT LENGTH BOLTS. INSTALLED ALL BUT 1 CORRECT LENGTH BOLT. INSTALLED BOLT AND COMPLETED INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF NR 3 RT FLAP ACTUATOR. REPLACED RT WING NR 4 FLAP TRACK ACTUATOR.

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