Service difficulty report · Fmc · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
July 5, 2025
Submitted
July 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5659
Aircraft time
36,422 hours, 15,081 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
C13043AA05
Part serial
6675
Condition
Frozen
Location
Zone 100
Part time
70,438 hours, 34,081 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 DEN DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING MULTIPLE FAILURE MESSAGES FOR AUTO THRUST, AUTOPILOT 1 AND 2, FMGC 1 AND 2 BEING FROZEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERWEIGHT AND LANDED SAFELY AT DEN. WHILE TAXING THE #1 AND #2 MAIN TIRES DEFLATED DUE TO THE FUSE PLUGS BEING MELTED DUIRNG THE EMERGENCY BRAKING UPON LANDING. PASSENGER WERE DEPLANED ON THE TAXIWAY AND BUSED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FMGC 1 (AALA202507074158) AND 2 (AALA202507070181) PER AMM 22-83-34 DUE BOTH UNITS BEING FROZEN. THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FMGC UNITS WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE MESSAGES FOR THE AUTOPILOT 1 AND 2, AS WELL AS THE AUTOHRUST. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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