Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 1, 2013
Submitted
December 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1538
Aircraft time
40,765 hours, 17,726 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Computer
Part number
3945128102
Part serial
41
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Elac
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ELAC 2 FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. CONFIRMED NR 2 ELAC COMPUTER IS BAD. SWAPPED BOX INTO THE NR 1 ELAC POSITION & MEL NR 1 ELAC SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. ACFT DOWNGRADED TO CAT 1. SN OF NR 1 ELAC IS 1039, SN OF NR 2 ELAC IS 5084. ALL DDPG IAW DF0980. REPLACED ELAC 1 IAW MM 27-93-34 & ACCOMPLISHED TEST IAW 27-93-00,TESTED OK, NO FAULTS & NO MESSAGES. ACCOMPLISHED LAND CAT 3 CAPABILITY TEST, TESTED OK. ACFT BACK TO CAT 3 STATUS, PLACARD REMOVED.

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