Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 2, 2022
Submitted
September 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
7034
Aircraft time
19,721 hours, 7,534 cycles
Part
None
Part number
C13208BA00
Part serial
C13208006807
Condition
Frozen
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 IMC APPROACH ILS 18R, CLEARANCE CANCELED TO NOW FLY RVAV-Z 13R APPROACH. DURING FMS LOADING PRECISELY WHEN RNP .3 WAS ENTERED BOTH FMS 1 & 2 FROZE, BACKUP NAV APPNUCIATED, ALL PERFORMED CALCULATIONS LOST, NO INIT LOAD AND NO SEC FLIGHT PLAN AVAILABLE BECAUSE BOTH FMS 1 & 2 REMAINED FROZEN, DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED 13R DFW UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE COMPUTER #2 (FMGC) PER AMM 22-83-34.