Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 27, 2022
Submitted
June 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
68,536 hours, 25,939 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
0015083
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
52,060 hours, 20,574 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 GROUNDED: IN CRUISE FLIGHT, #2 AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (ADIRU) ECAM FAULT. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ECAM ACTIONS AND FIRST OFFICERS #3 AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (ADIRU) WAS SELECTED. ALL FIRST OFFICERS INSTRUMENTS BLANKED AUTO PILOT OFF, AUTO THRUST OFF UNABLE TO REINSTATE ANY AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (ADIRU) ON FIRST OFFICERS SIDE REGARDLESS OF SWITCH POSITION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIT WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED #2 AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (AALA202206284284) AND #3 AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (AALA202206280681) PER AMM 34-12-34. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.