Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 30, 2002
Submitted
October 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1281
Aircraft time
7,894 hours, 3,126 cycles
Part
Computer
Condition
Failed
Location
Inert Guidance
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

FLT 0843 DURING CRUISE RECEIVED ECAM WARNING AP AUTOTHRUST YAW DAMPER 2 FAULT A/C "ALT LAW", DIVERTED TO ABQ. MAINTENANCE DOWNLOADED PREFLIGHT REPORT AND FOUND BOTH THE NR 2 AND 3 AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNITS (ADIRU) FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 ADIRU AND PLACED THE NR 2 ADIRU, COND. 4, NR 2 IR INOP. BITE TEST OF NR 3 ADIRU GOOD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ADIRU, SYSTEM OPS TEST WAS GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF ADIRU CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT; IDENTIFIED REASON FOR FAILURE AS SLOW IGNITION GYRO. REPLACED SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED THERMAL CALIBRATION; FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF ADIRU WAS NO FAULT FOUND; UNIT WAS THERMAL CALIBRATED, TESTED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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