Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 13, 2022
Submitted
August 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
736
Aircraft time
38,019 hours, 20,538 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
K157ABM6
Part serial
255
Condition
Failed
Location
Flt Controls
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 310, THE AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES KICKED OFF. LOST FMAS AND FCP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THE FD WERE NOT WORKING EITHER. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT (303CA) USING MM 22-15-12-04, PERFORMED AFS/LAND AND LIGHT DISPLAY ALL CHECKED GOOD.

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