Service difficulty report · Iru · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 27, 2021
Submitted
March 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
668
Aircraft time
68,663 hours, 24,481 cycles
Part
Iru
Part number
HG1050BD11
Part serial
95050865
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 2000' ON TAKEOFF FROM KMEM, FO LOST MOST PFD/ND ATTITUDE AND NAVIGATION INFORMATION. ALSO REC'D ECAM #2 IRS FAULT, ALONG WITH #2 PITCH TRIM PADDLE AND BOTH YAW DAMPER PADDLES DISENGAGING. CAPT TOOK AIRCRAFT CONTROL WITH ONLY PFD ATTITUDE AND SPEED INFORMATION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AS MANY CHECKLIST AND QRH PROCEDURES AS TIME ALLOWED. CAPT FLEW RAW DATA ILS TO FULL STOP BACK AT KMEM. NOTE: ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT EARLIER THAT DAY, CREW ABORTED A TAKEOFF IN THE SAME A/C FOR IRS #2 FAULT. MX SWAPPED #2 & #3 IRS & MEL'D INOP IRS IN #3 POSITION. SHGN 26FEB21 19:01 MEM U ON ARIVAL TO A/C IRU #2 WAS TOTALLY DEAD, FOUND WATER EVIDENCE ON TOP OF IRU #2 DRIP TRAY IN CORNER WITH MISSING HARDWARE. R&R'D IRU 2. OPS CKS GOOD. REF AMM 34-25-34-04. REQUIREMENT INFO FOR SDR- ( IRU 2, MFG-HONEYWELL, N-HG1050BD11, S/N 95050865. ALSO R&R'D FAC 2. OPS CK GOOD. REF AMM 22-26-34-04. REQUIREMENT INFO FOR FAC- ( FAC 2, MFG-THALES, B471AAM8, S/N-379.

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