Flaps on stand?
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Its still in most FCOM's although not followed in many companies, especially in Asia due to the risk of damage to the wing (some companies won't refuel you) on the ground plus the rudder travel limiter wear if you do a re align with Conf 1+F, thus many operators decided to scrap it.
My previous company was following that procedure up until a few months ago, where they changed it to retract in all cases, after a email from Airbus saying it was confined mainly to Middle East operators.
My previous company was following that procedure up until a few months ago, where they changed it to retract in all cases, after a email from Airbus saying it was confined mainly to Middle East operators.
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As others have said, we do have that procedure in our FCOM too. However, I haven't heard of anyone ever getting the warning and we don't have any issue with refueling either in our Caribbean destinations
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It's bizarre that neither I or anyone in my company has seen this fault in the last 10 years yet others do so on a regular bases. Yes we fly to the same 35deg destinations. Anyone know if the sharkletted aircraft have the same issue?
Flaps are out on the stand regularly in Indonesia by Garuda. I have also heard of the bleed fault occurring (rarely) in Australia with extreme temps. 45 Celsius plus.
I wonder what the chance of the fault occurring is due to the wind as well. A very hot still day would not allow the airflow around the aircraft.
I wonder what the chance of the fault occurring is due to the wind as well. A very hot still day would not allow the airflow around the aircraft.
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Yes they do: it happened to me last week. Company SOP do not allow for conf 1 in this case, because the risk assessment was negative, regarding the increased risk of damages during transit; company decided to accept the risk to have the ECAM warning triggered.
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Well it appears they finally fixed it with the A350, but everything from the A310 to the A380 seems to have this fault, at least with the A300/A310 they could just drop slats only on stand.
