Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 16, 2016
Submitted
May 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5368
Aircraft time
11,652 hours, 4,713 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Part number
D23119751
Part serial
B3333
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
11,652 hours, 4,713 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. EN-ROUTE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DISCONNECT MSG APPEARED ON ECAM AT ABOUT 1000 FT, NO FAULTS WERE PRESENT WITH MSG. AT GEAR DOWN NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT ECAM & ALTERNATE BRAKES FAULT ECAM, BOTH APPEARED. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS LOST FOR TAXI. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMER & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT & WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. REPLACED NOSE STEERING ELEC DEACTIVATION BOX 5GC IAW AMM 32-51-12.

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