Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
February 26, 2009
Submitted
February 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
43,067 hours, 18,610 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
K157ABM6
Part serial
693
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
12,396 hours, 7,091 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 330, ATS LEVER DROPPED OFF, NR 1 A/P DROPPED OFF ALONG WITH A PUFF OF SMOKE VISIBLE BE GLARESHIELD FLOOD LIGHTS. ATS RE-ENGAGED AS DID THE NR 1 A/P. NO FURTHER "PUFFS" OF SMOKE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. PERFORMED MTP AFS BITE AND FMC BITE, BOTH FAULTED FCU LAST FLIGHT. REMOVED FCU AND NOTED BURNT SMELL FROM AFT VENT HOLE OF FCU. INSPECTED FCU CONNECTOR AND C/P PINS. NO FAULTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW FCU PER AMM 22-15-12-4. PERFORMED AFS/LAND TEST PER AMM 22-40-00-5. ALL OPS CK OK. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE. DOWNGRADED A/P NR 1 TO CK II PRECAUTIONARY AND A/P NR 2 REMAINS CAT II.

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