Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 6, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
51,926 hours, 19,205 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slat System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ECAM FLT CONTROL SLAT SYS 2 FAULT APPEARED AT FLAP RET AT 2000 FT ON CLIMBOUT. REF LOG 1 AND 2 SLAT LOCK OUT. CHECKED ALL SLAT DRIVE OVERLOAD INDICATORS LT AND RT ALL OK. ACCMP'D INSP OF SLAT WING TIP BRAKES. FOUND RT WING TIP BRAKE 0036CU VERY STIFF AND CHATTERING DURING OPERATION. REPLACED RT SLAT WING TIP BRAKE. OPS OF SLATS-FLAPS NORMAL, NO FAULTS OR BINDING.

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