Service difficulty report · Warning System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 15, 2002
Submitted
November 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1075
Aircraft time
11,719 hours, 4,618 cycles
Part
Warning System
Part number
350E0177271616
Part serial
E0002630
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 120
Part time
11,719 hours, 4,618 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 0179 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT LAS EN ROUTE FOR MEX AFTER 80 KTS RECEIVED AUTO CALLOUT "RETARD THROTTLE" MESSAGE HEARD 3-TIMES, ABORTED TAKEOFF (2ND TIME), RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NR 1 AND 2 FLT WARNING COMPUTERS IAW AWA, OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD. VENDOR TEST OF FLT WARNING COMPUTER CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT, UNIT FAILED DISCRETE INPUT TEST FOR INPUT CARDS NR 1 & 2, FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE INPUT NR 2 BOARD. REPLACED DEFECTIVE INPUT NR 2 BOARD. ALSO CONFIRMED FAILURE OF FLT WARNING COMPUTER FOR UNIT FAILING OUTPUT TEST, FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE OUTPUT SRU, REPLACED OUTPUT SRU. PARTS REPAIRED IAW CMM.

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