Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
June 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1447
Aircraft time
35,831 hours, 12,984 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
D5757030500800
Part serial
03310
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
35,831 hours, 12,984 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, CREW RECEIVED "F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED - ALIGNMENT FAULT" ECAM MESSAGE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FLAP ALIGNMENT FAULT TASK PER TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL 27-51-00-810-818 AND MM 27-54-00-710-001-0. FLAPS OPERATE NORMAL. ON NEXT FLIGHT, (1822) DURING EXTENSION FROM 1 TO POSITION 2, CREW RECEIVED SAME FAULT MESSAGE. CONDUCTED QRH PROCEDURE AND LANDED. MX REPLACED LEFT FLAP INTERCONNECTING STRUT IAW MM 27-51-44-4 AND RIG CHECKED PER AMM 27-51-00-820-003.

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