Service difficulty report · Position Sensor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 22, 2010
Submitted
May 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
55,635 hours, 20,395 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Position Sensor
Part number
794C000002
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND LT WING APPU FLAP POSITION PICK OFF UNIT ASYMMETRY OUT OF RIG. ZERO MARK TO DRIVE SHAFT MARK AT FLAPS FULL UP. DRIVING GEAR ZERO MARK DOES NOT LINE UP WITH FIXED POINTER BY ABOUT ONE DRIVE SHAFT SPLINE. REPLACED LT WING APPU. OPS TEST OF THE FLAP SYS. SFCC-1&2 PPU DATA DEG LT & RT APPU & FPPU SAME. CHECKED THAT ALL SYNCHRO ANGLES WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM AFTER LT APPU WAS REPLACED. NO FAULTS ON ECAM.

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