Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 9, 2013
Submitted
January 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2482
Aircraft time
27,942 hours, 10,052 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
830C000001
Part serial
40664
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Part time
27,942 hours, 10,052 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

FLIGHT CONTROL SLATS FAULT ECAM MESSAGE ON INITIAL SELECTION OF FLAPS - SLATS DID NOT EXTEND. THIS CREATED A HIGHER APPROACH SPEED SO AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CABIN WAS PREPPED AS A PRECAUTION. LANDING SPEED WAS 165 KTS. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT, (AND NO PASSENGER ISSUES). FOUND LEFT ROTARY ACTUATOR 6029CM TORQUE LIMITER POPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED B-SLAT ACTUATOR IAW 27-84-49-401.

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