Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 29, 2008
Submitted
May 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1427
Aircraft time
23,620 hours, 10,145 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3945128102
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Elac
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELAC 2 FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. F-CTL CREW COMMENTS, MULTIPLE ELAC 2 FAULTS ON DESC INTO DEN. AP2 WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME. SWITCH TO AP1 NO ELAC2. INTERNAL CARD Q4 FAILING CH 2 INITIALIZING TEST. ELAC FAULTING. REPLACED ELAC 2, OPS TESTING GOOD.

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