Service difficulty report · Iru · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 4, 2020
Submitted
January 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742PS
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1275
Aircraft time
51,961 hours, 33,190 cycles
Part
Iru
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: 3 MAJOR ANOMILIES W/FMC OR FLT GUIDANCE ON R/NAV AMVAL AT DEN. 1-INTIAL VENT SPEED PNVR TO VENT PATH INTERCEPT WAS EXCESS OF 3000VVI DESPITE PUSH ON VERT SPEED LEVELS 4 A MANAGED DESCENT. AIRCRAFT THEN MAINTAINED TOO SHOW A DESCENT RATE, DESPITE FMS AND NAVDISPLAY INDICATIONSTHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THOUSANDS OF FEET TOO HIGH AT THE NEXT STAR FIX. CREW INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. AT 2/3'S OF ROUTE ON STAR ACFT, IN NAV MODE, NOT IN LOC OR APP, ACFT TURNED NEARLY 90 DEGREES OFF COURSE FORWARD OF AIRPORT. CREW INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR FOR THE THIRD TIME. FMC #1 AND AP#1. ACCOMPLISHED IRU REALIGNMENT IAW TSM 34-14-00, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED AFS TEST IAW AMM 22-96-00.

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