Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 31, 2016
Submitted
January 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1294
Aircraft time
49,865 hours, 23,092 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
664700500A4D
Part serial
2254
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Part time
46,446 hours, 23,204 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 THE CREW REPORTED AN LGCIU FAULT AND RETURNED DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 LGCIU AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 32-31-70-000-001A AND 31-71-400-001A.

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