Service difficulty report · Fmu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 1, 2019
Submitted
April 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1764
Aircraft time
58,823 hours, 22,317 cycles
Part
Fmu
Part number
8061639
Part serial
0807
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autothrust
Part time
22,016 hours, 10,910 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS THAT THE AUTO THRUST REMAINED AT IDLE AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SELECTED SPEED DURING DESCENT AT 10000 250 KTS. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE TO THE FMU. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE E2 FMU IAW AMM 73-22-52-400-010. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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