Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2016
Submitted
March 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3263
Aircraft time
34,270 hours, 11,991 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
793C000002
Part serial
Z21410
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
59,433 hours, 22,141 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

MADE AN AIR RETURN BACK TO DEPARTURE. PILOT REPORTED VIA VHF1: RECEIVED FLAPS LOCKED MESSAGE DURING CLIMB OUT. FLAPS REMAINED LOCKED BETWEEN 0 AND 1 POSITION. CREW PERFORMED QRH AND FLAPS REMAINED LOCKED. CREW PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN WHERE AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND QRH PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR FLAPS LOCKED. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND FLAP ACTUATOR NR 3 AT FAULT. ACCOMPLISHED R & R FLAP ACT NR 3, ITEM NR 2.

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