Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 16, 2008
Submitted
October 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1050
Part
Control Unit
Part number
664700500A4D
Part serial
3163
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
26,974 hours, 10,396 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

FLT 71 EMERGENCY LANDING - FLIGHT WAS ON APPROACH WHEN THE FLAPS FROZE AT 2 DEGREES. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT DETERMINED FLAPS EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TO BE NORMAL. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND DURING TROUBLESHOOTING AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS. SUBSEQUENTLY DURING ROLLOUT ON LANDING, CREW RECEIVED A FLAP ATTACH SENSOR LGCIU 1 FAULT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT IAW MM 32-31-71. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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