Service difficulty report · Fmc · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
September 3, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
709
Aircraft time
45,227 hours, 24,057 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
4052510982
Part serial
94057773
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 731, 34-63, 3866, 03SEP20, MEM FACT U. AT FL340 ADC 1 FAILED. AP 1 DISENGAGED, LOST PFD INSTRUMENTATION, ND UNAVAILABLE, FMC 1 FAILURE, ATS 2 TRIPPED OFF. RESET ATS 2 PER ECAM. COMPLIED WITH QRH FOR FMC UNAVAILABLE AND ADC INSTRUMENTATION FAILURE. AP2 INITIALLY COMMANDED A DIVE, DISCONNECTED. SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED AP2 AFTER 5 MIN. DEPARTED RVSM AIRSPACE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. FACT 03SEP20 19:30 MEM U. PER CREW DEBRIEF NO ADC/NAV ECAM FAULTS, AND VALID A/S AND ALT SHOWN IN CREW PHOTO JUST AFTER FAULT BUT, DID HAVE SPEED LIMIT FLAG AND FD1 FLAG. FMS UNAVAILABLE DISPLAYED ON MCDU NR 1 AND NR 1 FMC FAILED ON MTP. COULD NOT GET FMC NR 1 TO RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FMC IAW A300 AMM 34_68_34_04. OP CHECKS GOOD. NEW FMC HAD CURRENT NAV DATA BASE INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 MCDU IAW A300 34_68_11_04. OP CHECKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ADC IAW A300 AMM 34_11_34_04. OP CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED AFS LAND TEST IAW A300 AMM 22-40-00-5. ALL TEST PASSED.

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