Service difficulty report · Iru · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 5, 2005
Submitted
May 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1281
Aircraft time
17,720 hours, 6,551 cycles
Part
Iru
Part number
46502003030314
Part serial
0204
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
3,901 hours, 1,303 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE ADR 1 FAULT FOLLOWED BY NR 1 IR FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS 45 MINUTES LATER AUTOPILOT, AUTO THROTTLES, AND FLIGHT DIRECTORS DISCONNECTED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE, NR 2 IR FAULT INDICATED ON ADIRU STATUS AND CENTRALIZED FAULT DISPLAY SYSTEM. DIVERTED INTO PHX FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ADIRU'S IAW T/C R2A34304, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL ON THE NO. 1 ADIRU, SN 3138, FAULT WAS ISOLATED TO SENSOR ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY AS PRIMARY ROOT CAUSE AND WAS A CONFIRMED FAILURE. GYROS WERE A SECONDARY FAULT ON UNIT. UNIT WAS REPAIRED IAW AT261847-01 CMM TP1011 REV 24.

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