Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 8, 2020
Submitted
November 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7876
Aircraft time
9,816 hours, 3,759 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

VERTICAL NAVIGATION CAPTURED ALTITUDE CONSTRAINT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 240 NORMALLY. UPON PATH RECAPTURE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENT BELOW VERTICAL NAVIGATION PATH. SELECTED VERTICAL SPEED AND SPEED 280 TO REGAIN PATH. AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO 300KT PLUS 450 FEET, PER MINUTE DOWN. UNRESPONSIVE TO FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT INPUT. FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATOR INDICATIONS NORMAL. PERFORMED AUTO FLIGHT SYSTEM TEST. LAND CATEGORY 3 CAPABILITY, PER AMM 22-97-00. TEST PASS GOOD.

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