Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 8, 2008
Submitted
February 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
851
Aircraft time
33,363 hours, 12,575 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
LD
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

DEBRIEFED WITH FLT CREW, CAPT WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT AND AT TOUCH DOWN (MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ON RUNWAY) CAPT RELAXED STICK TO NEUTRAL AND THEN AIRCRAFT NOSE AGGRESSIVELY PITCHED UP. UNKNOWN (UNABLE TO DUPLICATE- POST FLIGHT). NO INFO ON PFR, NO HISTORY ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS, AFS TEST OK, ADR 1, 2, 3, OK. EFCS 1, 2 TEST OK, LAND TEST OK, ELAC1 REPLACED 1-07-08.AOA TEST OK ALL USING CF DS TEST. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, TEST FLIGHT = REQUEST DIAGNOSTICS AS FOLLOWS: AT LEAST 3 LANDINGS (MAY BE TOUCH & GO) WITH CAPT IN CONTROL, F/O IN CONTROL AND FULL AP 1+2 AUTO LAND TO DETERMINE IF FAULT IS PRESENT. RESULTS: ALL CHECKS INCLUDING 3 LANDINGS WERE SATISFACTORY. NO PITCH-UPS NOTICED. SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT - NO REPEATS.

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