Service difficulty report · Sensor

Difficulty date
April 16, 2002
Submitted
April 25, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Part
Sensor
Part number
45150320
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Aoa Sensor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AOA SENSOR, AN ANGLE OF ATTACK (AOA) SENSOR WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ON AN AIRCRAFT BY INSTALLING IT ONE HOLE OFF IN THE COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE AOA SENSOR RESULTED IN A FALSE STALL WARNING INDICATION DIRECTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DISPARITIES BETWEEN THE A320 AMM 34-11-19, AND THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE AIRFRAME AND THE PART, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TOT THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION. THE AMM INDICATES THAT THE SENSOR ITSELF HAS ONLY ONE COUNTER SUNK HOLE, HOWEVER, THE SENSOR ACTUALLY HAS EIGHT MOUNTING HOLES IN THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE ALIGNMENT PINS, HOWEVER THIS TOO IN INCORRECT.