Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
December 6, 2011
Submitted
December 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
664
Aircraft time
60,175 hours, 18,277 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
B415AAM4
Part serial
278
Condition
Failed
Location
Throttle
Part time
764 hours, 431 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H, L

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

What was found

DURING GO AROUND AND REPEATEDLY SELECTING GO AROUND WITH THROTTLE AND TRP, THROTTLES DID NOT ADVANCE. MINIMAL THRUST RESPONSE TO MANUAL THROTTLE MOVEMENT. FCP STUCK IN LAND MODE EVEN AFTER MOVING VNI SWITCHES TO NAV AND CHANGING ILS FREQ WITH AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED. FLT CONTROLS WERE STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE. FMA'S BLANK EXCEPT FOR MANUAL THRUST ILLUMINATED. REPLACED FCU, 2 EA FCCS, TCC, AND TRP. MX PERFORMED ACCEL/DECEL POWER CHECKS FOR BOTH ENGINES.

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