Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 27, 2023
Submitted
May 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1342
Aircraft time
54,593 hours, 37,103 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
2530
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
70,109 hours, 31,172 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, F
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IAD. DESCENDING THROUGH FL230, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AUTOPILOT 1 FAULT MESSAGE AND A ALTERNATE LAW MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE FLAPS BEING STUCK BETWEEN ZERO AND ONE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO IAD IN ORDER TO HAVE A LONGER RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT IAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE # 1 SLAT AND FLAP CONTROL COMPUTER PER AMM 27-51-34. (AALA202305012838) AND REPLACED THE #2 AIR DATA AND INERTIA REFERENCE UNIT (ADIRU) PER AMM 34-12-34. (AALA202305015776) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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