Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
July 31, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2318
Aircraft time
17,387 hours, 8,587 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C12850AC02
Part serial
C12850004248
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

CREW MADE AN AIR RETURN, DUE TO THE ALTITUDE SELECTOR KNOB ON THE FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT BEING STUCK ON AN ALTITUDE, RENDERING THE AUTO-PILOT, AUTO-THRUST AND FLIGHT DIRECTORS TO AN UNAVAILABLE STATE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT AND PERFORMED OPS TEST, BITE TEST AND CAT III LAND TEST IAW AMM 22-81-12 PB401, 22-96-00-710-001 AND 22-97-00-710-001.

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