Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 20, 2013
Submitted
November 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
55,197 hours, 22,279 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Trim Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
NR
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

UPPER MESSAGE "AUTO FLT RUD TRIM 2 FAULT" DISPLAYED. IAW ORD-TECH SUPPORT REPLACED FAC NR 1 & FAC NR 2 FROM ACFT 4712 IAW MM22-66-34. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM RESET SWITCH 8CC IAW MM22-62-12. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AFS IAW MM22-96-00 & LAND CAT III CAPABILITY TEST IAW MM 22-97-00, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. SHUT DOWN ACFT & REPOWERED THREE TIMES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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