Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
March 28, 2005
Submitted
March 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2258
Aircraft time
2,694 hours, 1,257 cycles
Part
Computer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flt Management
Stage of operation
AP
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

AUTOPILOT APPEARED TO ENTER A HARDOVER CONDITION, DISCONNECTED A/P AS ACFT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL RIGHT PAST 30" ADB. PERFORMED AFS TEST, TESTED OK. PERFORMED LAND CAT 3 TEST, TESTED OK. ACCOMPLISHED MEL 02-60-01A. PERFORMED DOWNLOAD OF FLT DATA RECORDER, NO TURBULENCE OR PILOT ERROR. ROLL ANGLE DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE ANY ANOMALIES. BOTH FMGC'S WERE REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY. BOTH UNITS HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED FOR EVALUATION BY AIRBUS. IN DEN, PERFORMED ANOTHER AFS TEST & LAND CAT IIIB TEST, OPS TEST CHECK GOOD. UPGRADED CAT IIIB, REMOVED MEL. 1ST OCCURRENCE ON F9 FLEET, PER AIRBUS, VERY RARE. OEB JANUARY, 2005, INDICATES SOFTWARE ISSUE. PER AIRBUS, NEW SOFTWARE WILL BE DESIGNED THIS SUMMER.

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