Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 9, 2022
Submitted
June 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6761
Aircraft time
19,832 hours, 7,649 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220334020
Part serial
42RFC0
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
40 hours, 20 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, 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: RADIO ALTIMETER #2 FAULT ECAM MESSAGE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #2 RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 32-42-33