Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 11, 2022
Submitted
September 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1651
Aircraft time
67,277 hours, 25,694 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
2980
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
63,736 hours, 29,839 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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: CAT 3 DUAL DISPLAYED IN INOPERATIVE SYSTEM. ATTEMPTED COMPUTER RESET PER QRH WITH NO OTHER FAILURE. WHEN CHANGED FROM AUTOPILOT 2 TO AUTOPILOT 1, AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND INITIATED UNCOMMANDED DESCENT. STOPPED COMPUTER RESET AS UNSUCCESSFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED #1 AIR DATA AND INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (ADIRU) AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 34-12-34.