Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
September 14, 2018
Submitted
September 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
370
Aircraft time
79,395 hours, 11,242 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
3278
Condition
Faulted
Part time
55,255 hours, 21,869 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, AT FL350, RECEIVED A MESSAGE FOR NAV ADR 2 & 3 FAULT. RECEIVED AN AUTO FLT AP OFF /AUTO FLT, A/THR OFF / F/CTL ALTN LAW. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT NR 2 AND 3 IAW AMM 34-12-34. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALSO PERFORMED AN OPS TESTED IAW AMM 34-10-00-860-801-A, 34-10-00-860-802-A, AND 34-10-00860-803-A. ALL TESTED GOOD.

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