Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
November 20, 2004
Submitted
November 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
082
Aircraft time
48,077 hours, 21,609 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
4911710
Part serial
289
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 120
Part time
47,347 hours, 20,449 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, AFTER SETTING FLAPS TO 1 THE SLATS LOCKED OUT. FOLLOWED ECAM INSTRUCTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHED FLAPS 3 APPROACH / LANDING. WHEN GEAR LOWERED AIRCRAFT WENT ALTERNATE LAW THEN DIRECT LAW, AUTO PILOT, FLT DIRECTOR 2, AND AUTO THROTTLES ALL FAILED. MX R / R SLAT FLAP CONTROL COMPUTERS 1 & 2 IAW T/C R2A27302, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. BENCH TEST OF SLAT/FLAP CONTROL COMPUTER, NO FAULT FOUND, NO FAILURES STORED IN BITE READOUT, UNIT TESTED SEVERAL TIMES & RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM 27-03-11. SLAT/FLAP CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED INCOMING TEST STEP 200500, UNIT DISASSEMBLED & A CRACKED SOLDER JOINT FOUND AT Q10 ON OUTPUT MODULE A9, CRACK RESOLDERED & UNIT TESTED SERVERAL TIMES PASSING ALL TESTS.

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