Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
December 19, 2000
Submitted
December 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
1300
Aircraft time
78 hours, 68 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C12850AA01
Part serial
C128500033075
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PTY - FLT 622 - DURING CRUISE, COCKPIT CREW OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PANAMA STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT PTY STATION, MAINTENANCE TECHS PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE FCU SYSTEM, THE FCU WAS FOUND WITH A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON GROUND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE UNIT. (X)

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