Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 8, 2016
Submitted
July 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1294
Aircraft time
48,585 hours, 22,387 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
E21327106
Part serial
9085
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
5,786 hours, 3,379 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLT-BDL; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUSE AN ECAM CAUTION WHEEL N/W STEERING FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT BDL SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL STEEERING SERVO CONTROL (6GC) AND THE (BSCU) BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT (10GG) PER AMM 32-51-51-400-001-A AND 32-42-34-400-001-A. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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