Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 18, 2001
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
304
Aircraft time
31,964 hours, 15,108 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
B398BCM0108
Part serial
685
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
25,297 hours, 11,682 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PHX - DIVERTED FLIGHT (1/14/01) - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAS, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A DUAL MCDU FAILURE; THEY WERE FROZEN ON RESPECTIVE PAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND WERE UNABLE TO INPUT DATA. CIRCUIT BREAKER B-1 & N20 WERE RESET WITH NO HELP. CREW SWITCHED TO STANDBY NAV SYSTEM AND DIVERTED TO PHX. IN PHX THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE NR 1 FMGC WHICH WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. CURRENT NAV DATA WAS LOADED PER AWA TASK CARD A1B34321.

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