Service difficulty report · Rotary Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 23, 2013
Submitted
February 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
62,023 hours, 23,173 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Rotary Actuator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
LD
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

FLIGHT HAD NO FLAP EXTENSION AND HAD TO MANUALLY LOWER FLAPS FOR LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND TAXIED NORMAL TO GATE AFTER LANDING. DUPLICATED SLATS WILL NOT MOVE, AFTER CYCLING POWER ON AIRCRAFT SLATS MOVE WITH NO FAULTS. LM WANTS ALL SLAT TORQUE LIMITERS CHECKED. REPLACED LEFT NR 2 O/B ROTARY ACTUATOR. RIGHT NR 1 I/B ROTARY ACTUATOR WAITING PARTS.

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