Service difficulty report · Electronic Unit · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 14, 2024
Submitted
March 25, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
794
Aircraft time
33,787 hours, 19,173 cycles
Part
Electronic Unit
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
254
Condition
Faulted
Part time
11,703 hours, 7,128 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G, S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB RECEIVED FO PITOT HEAT FAULT. COMPLIED WITH ECAM. ENTERED ICING CONDITIONS. RECEIVED NI MODE 1 AND MODE 2 FAULT. UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED. DETERMINED DURING LEVEL FLIGHT THAT IT WAS ON THE FO S SIDE. DESCENDED TO GET OUT OF THE ICING CONDITIONS. LOST AUTOPILOTS, ATS AND YAW DAMPENER #2. WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AUTOPILOT #1 AND YAW DAMPER. ATS DID NOT RESET. C/W PROBE ICE PROTECTION ADJ/TEST CAPT. STBY PROBES HEAT AS REQUIRED WHILE F/O PROBE BARLEY WARM CHECKED PROBE CONNECTOR PLUG I.5 FULL TURN INSPECT FOR DAMAGE REINSTALLED PLUG AS REQUIRED OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. AS PER BITE TEST FOR 54GB HAD A FAULT CODE OF 01/28 . BAD BOX REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY ELECTRONIC UNIT AND BITE TESTED. ALL SYSTEMS NO FAULTS IAW AMM.

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