Service difficulty report · Fmgc · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
091
Part
Fmgc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT BEGINNING OF DESCENT, BOTH FMGC FAILED, A/P, A/T, ND'S TRIPPED OFF. USED BACK-UP NAV CYCLED FMGC, MCDU, FCU CB'S AND RECOVERED TEMPORARILY. LT FMGC FAILED AGAIN 2-3 TIMES. RT FMGC SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMAL. ALL ADIRU'S REALIGNED AND FMGC NR 1 AND NR 2 RESET. AFS TEST OK, NO LAST LEG RECORD OF AFS, ADIRU OR CPC FAULTS. NO PAST HISTORY (30 DAYS), CPC 1 AND 2 BITE CHK OK. UNABLE TO FAULT NAV OR AFS SYSTEMS AT THIS TIME. CLEARED FOR FURTHER FLIGHT.

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