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
79,402 hours, 11,243 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
2780
Condition
Faulty
Part time
53,359 hours, 24,443 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. 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. PERFORMED AN OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-10-00-860-801-A, 34-10-00-860-802-A, AND 34-10-00860-803-A. TESTED GOOD. RECEIVED AN IR3 FAULT FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT, NO F/D, NO AUTO PILOT, NO AUTO THRUST. PERFORMED CAT III CAPABILITY TEST.

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