Service difficulty report · Autothrust Sys · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 8, 2007
Submitted
November 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
36,612 hours, 19,407 cycles
Part
Autothrust Sys
Part number
K151AEM0
Part serial
529
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL LIMC 17R ACCELERATED TO 120KTS CAPTS PFD WENT TOTALLY BLANK, FOLLOWED BY BOTH ATS SWITCHES DISENGAGING. HIGH SPEED ABORT FOLLOWED BY RTO V LIST. TAXI BACK TO GATE. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 22-30-01-C ATS 1 AND 2 - INOP. ALL THRUST SETTINGS MUST BE MANUALLY SET. NO OPS WITHIN METRIC AIR. SWAPPED CAPTAIN'S PFD WITH RT ECAM DISPLAY AS PER MM 34-74-22-4. ALL TEST PASSED. R&R AS REQUESTED FAC/ATS ENGAGE UNIT AS PER AMM: 22-25-12-4.AFS/LAND TEST PERFORMED. ALL PASSED. STICKER REMOVED.

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