Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 7, 2012
Submitted
April 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2993
Aircraft time
17,980 hours, 5,504 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH AT 1815Z, CREW NOTED A F/CTL SLATS FAULT WITH NO MOVEMENT OF THE SLATS IN THE SELECTED FLAP SETTING. MC NOTED AN ASSOCIATED SLT 1 AND 2 SYS JAM CHECK SLT MECH DRIVE MESSAGE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE F/CTL SLATS FAULT MESSAGE WAS CLEARED WITH A RESET OF THE SFCC 1 AND 2 CB`S IAW TSM 24-00-00. MX CHECKED THE TRAVEL RANGE OF THE SLATS OFR OBSTRUCTIONS AND CLEARANCE THEN CYCLED THE FLAPS THROUGH THE FULL RANGE SEVERAL TIMES- SYS CHECKED OK IAW AMM 27-84-00-710-001. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FLIGHT WAS OPERATED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. A FOLLOW UP REQUEST TO DO A COMPLETE OPS CHECK AND VISUAL INSP OF THE SLAT SYS. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FINDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS RECORDS, ALL AD, SB, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERTIFICATE AND ASSOC REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

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