Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 28, 2021
Submitted
February 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
3928
Aircraft time
37,101 hours, 14,395 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
2671
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Part time
54,450 hours, 28,290 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 NOT GROUNDED: ON 2 OCCASIONS ONCE CLIMBING THROUGH 31500 THE OTHER AT 33000 WITH AUTOPILOT1 ENGAGED, AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY LOWERED PITCHED AND STARTED A DESCENT. AUTOPILOT STAYED ON SYSTEMS MESSAGE BOX APPEARED AND CAT 3 DUAL INOPERATIVE. ALSO SAT AND ISA TEMPERATURES ON LOWER ECAM SHOWED 8 TO 13 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE FLIGHT PLAN FORECAST ALL FLIGHT. **SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR DATA AND INTERNAL REFERENCE UNIT 1 IAW AMM 34-12-34.

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