Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
November 11, 2016
Submitted
November 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
361
Aircraft time
43,708 hours, 39,316 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
B471AAM8
Part serial
295
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AND TWICE DURING CRUISE, AIRCRAFT YAWED ABRUBTLY AND UNCOMMANDED. ALL FLT CONTROL PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL. SET FAULTS FCC NR 1 WITH TRANS FLAG.AND FMC 1 & 2 WITH NCD. R & R NR 1 FAC AS A PRECAUTION IAW MM 22-18-34-04 AND PERFORMED AFS/LAND TEST WITH NO FAULTS. PERFORMED AUTOPILOT OPS TEST IAW MM 22-10-00-5 PARA 1D. CHECK OF PITCH TRIM AUTOTRIM CIRCUITS WITH NO FAULTS ON PITCH TRIM NR 2 PITCH TRIM, NR 1 REMAINS DEF. IAW TSM: 27-21-00 FOR UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT AND PERFORMED CHECKS FOR CORRECT BEHAVIOR OF AUTOPILOT YAW ACTUATOR SERVO MOTORS IAW MM 22-13-27-04.AND ASM:22-13-00 CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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