Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
February 19, 2003
Submitted
February 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
43,085 hours, 19,541 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
3945128102
Part serial
ELACCVB01276
Condition
Faulty
Location
Elac
Part time
4,800 hours, 1,917 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F, S
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON DECENT RECEIVED AN ELEV/AIL COMP (ELAC) NR 2 FAULT, RESET ELAC NR 2. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 11,000 FT, 250 KTS, WITH A/P ON, A/C DID AN UNCOMMANDED PITCH DOWN, WITH ELAC AIL SERVO FAULT. MINUTES PRIOR TO PITCH DOWN RECEIVED ELAC NR 2 PITCH FAULT. DISCONNECTED A/P AND LANDED W/O EVENT. MAINT R & R ELAC NR 2 COMP, SYS TEST GOOD. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF RECEIVED F/CTL ELAC NR 2 FAULT, AND F/CTL AIL SERVO FAULT. MAINT GROUND SCAN OF ELECTRICAL FLT CONTROL SYS 2, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED SIDE STICK TRANSDUCER CHECK, CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED HISTORY CHECK OF ELAC COMP INSTALLED PREVIOUS FLT AND FOUND IT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 60 DAYS, NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PRIOR TO RETURNING UNIT TO SERVICE. R & R ELAC NR 2 COMP.

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