Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
June 6, 2021
Submitted
June 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8027D
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6437
Aircraft time
17,455 hours, 7,879 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C12850AC03
Part serial
C12850010586
Condition
Defective
Location
Flight
Part time
14,605 hours, 6,502 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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: ON APPROACH INTO ORD THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION DUE TO THE SPEED BUG INTERMITTENTLY FROZEN ON FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT. UNABLE TO CONTROL WITH AUTOTHRUST ENGAGED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED FLIGHT FAULT REVIEW AND NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT (FCU) PER AMM 22-81-12. ALL TESTS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AUTO THRUST PER AMM 22-30-00. ALL TESTS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED LAND TEST PER AMM 22-97-00. ALL TESTS NORMAL.

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