Service difficulty report · Fmc · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
February 19, 2001
Submitted
February 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
271
Aircraft time
27,838 hours, 11,458 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
B398BCM0108
Part serial
1717
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,505 hours, 953 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 - 2/14/01 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAS TO BOS THE MCDU FROZE IN THE FLIGHT PLAN MODE; RNAV UNAVAILABLE; THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO PHX. IN PHX MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT FMGC; AFTER REPLACEMENT, CURRENT NAV DATA WAS UPLOADED AND BITE CHECKS WERE GOOD. FMGC - SEXTANT, (P/N B398BCM0108), (S/N 1798), POS RIGHT, CONDITION UNRELIABLE, TT 16964, TC 8177, TSR 1244.

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