Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 7, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
953
Aircraft time
9,110 hours, 3,438 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C2473600001
Part serial
U48
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
35,336 hours, 16,151 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

LAS - EMERGENCY LANDING, INBOUND TO LAS THE CREW GOT AN ECAM MSG FOR NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN LAS. IN LAS MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 32-51-810-826 AND FOUND WATER IN CONNECTOR 6GC AT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL; NO CORROSION WAS PRESENT IN THE CONNECTOR; THE CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED GOOD. LATER IN PHX THE SAME FAULT WAS REPORTED AND THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-51-51-401; FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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