Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 5, 2008
Submitted
February 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
41,386 hours, 14,756 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF BOTH DME'S VARIABLE +/- 20NM, EN ROUTE CONDITION WORSENED TO 100NM AT TIMES. PATCH WITH SAMC & C/B RESET DIDN'T RESOLVE CONDITION. CHECKED DME INTEROGATORS, BITE CHECK OK AND DME DISTANCE TO STATIONS ARE NORMAL. CHECKED AND RESET FMGC COMPUTERS, ALL TEST NORMAL. ACP PHC 1, 2 & 3 TEST. HAD CLASS 3 FAULTS FOR ALL PROBES, TAT, AOA ON BOTH PHC 1& 2. CYCLED PH C CB'S AND RETESTED, ALL OK NOW. LGCUI 1& 2 TESTED NORMAL. ILS TESTED OK. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY NAV FAULTS. A/C HAS NOT REPEATED SINCE THIS INCIDENT.

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