Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 14, 2004
Submitted
October 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
953
Aircraft time
21,550 hours, 8,245 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Computer
Part number
IC5059110207
Part serial
1772
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Qty
Part time
13,308 hours, 5,154 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF EN ROUTE LOST ALL FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS, TURNED BACK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE R/R FUEL QTY INDICATION COMPUTER (FQIC) IAW AMM 28-42-34, OS CHK GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF FQIC S/N 1772 PRODUCED NO FAILURES OR FAULTS. UNIT SENT TO TESTING FACILITY WHERE UNIT PASSED INITIAL TESTING WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. UNIT THEN FORWARDED TO EUROPE FOR IN DEPTH TESTING. PERFORMED A PRODUCTION ACCEPTANCE TEST, ENGINEERING ACCEPTANCE TEST, AN ENGINEERING PRODUCTION TEST ON SYSTEM RIG THAT INTERROGATED THE FAULT LOG, TWO SEPARATE 40-HOUR TEMPERATURE AND VIBRATION TESTS, AND FINALLY OPERATIONALLY GROUND TESTED ON AIRCRAFT, & NONE OF THE TESTS COULD PRODUCE A FAULT, UNIT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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