Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 21, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1245
Aircraft time
55,956 hours, 34,126 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
3945128218
Part serial
ELACVB014375
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Elac
Part time
42,180 hours, 21,999 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FROM TOP OF DECENT HAD ABRUPT ERRATIC STAB TRIM WHEEL MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IT KICKED OFF BOTH AUTOPILOTS SEVERAL TIMES HAND FLEW AIRCRAFT STILL HAD ERRATIC STAB TRIM MOVEMENTS WHILE HAND FLYING. AIRCRAFT WAS CONTROLLABLE DURING TRIM WHEEL MOVEMENT BUT COULD FEEL PITCH CHANGES ABRUPTLY CHANGING UP AND DOWN. FIXED ITSELF AT 10,000. REPLACED ELEVATOR AILERON COMPUTER (ELAC) #1 AND ELEVATOR AILERON COMPUTER (ELAC) #2 (AALA202110273012) PER AMM 27-93-34. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 27-93-00.

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