Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 3, 2012
Submitted
April 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
71,611 hours, 32,298 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO NR 2 ON APPROACH, ECAM FAULT APPEARED INDICATING A FLAP FAULT AND TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LOCKED IN THE NR 2 POSITION. SLATS OPERATED NORMALLY DURING APPROACH AND LANDING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NO FAULTS FOUND AND PLACED ON ONE-CYCLE MONITOR. NO SUBSEQUENT FLAP FAULTS - MONITOR HAS BEEN CLEARED.

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