Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
October 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
55,006 hours, 24,811 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Wire
Part number
E0261CF20
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 180; - DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW REPORTED THE LOSS OF AILERONS. ON MEL THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAULTED WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPORT OF THE (LOSS OF AILERONS). THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NO REPORT OF DIFFICULTIES CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT. THE PASSENGERS DID NOT BRACE. MX REPLACED BOTH ELACS AND THE RT IB GREEN SERVO CONTROL UNIT. MX ALSO INSPECTED THE SERVO CONTROL CONNECTOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MX DISCOVERED A SHORTED WIRE 2793-4533PG24. MX REPLACED THE SHORTED WIRE AND VERIFIED THE WIRING FROM ELAC NR 1 TO THE RT AILERON IB SERVO, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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