Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 20, 2011
Submitted
April 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
58,511 hours, 21,546 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Limiter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
NR
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

CREW REPORT: F-CTL SLATS FAULT. CREW REPORTED FLAPS-SLATS FAULT GOING TO FLAPS 1. CFDS SHOWED "27-80-00 SLT 1 SYS JAM - CHECK MECH DRIVE" AND "27-80-00 SLT 2 SYS JAM - CHECK MECHANICAL DRIVE. CREW USED CAPT EMERG AUTHORITY TO CYCLE CB'S B6+B7+Q21 FAULT CLEARED. SAMC TEXT: CONTACT SAMC, TROUBLESHOOT PER TSM "SLAT SYSTEM JAM". PER OPBLM NR 2 SLAT TORQUE LIMITER TRIP. T-S SLAT SYS JAM AND FOUND LT NR 2 SLAT TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED. REPLACED LIMITER PER MM AND LUBED TRACK AREA, OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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