Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 30, 2020
Submitted
August 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
889
Aircraft time
70,501 hours, 31,904 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
E21327107
Part serial
9388
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
312 hours, 158 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: DURING FLIGHT NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT MESSAGE OCCURRED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PHX AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. REPLACED THE BRAKE STERRING CONTROL UNIT ANDACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 32-42-34.

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