Service difficulty report · Fcu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 20, 2019
Submitted
February 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5368
Aircraft time
20,986 hours, 8,273 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
C12850AC02
Part serial
C12850003640
Condition
Faulty
Part time
41,905 hours, 21,265 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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, SHORTLY AFTER POWER REDUCTION, AUTOTHROTTLES FAILED, SPEED WINDOW OPENED WITH 40 KT DIFFERENCE FROM ACTUAL SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE FCU IAW AMM 22-97-00. OPS TESTED GOOD.

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