Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 25, 2014
Submitted
March 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1104
Aircraft time
17,731 hours, 2,980 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ECAM MESSAGE PRIM 1 FAIL. F/O SIDE STICK FAILED. MCC SWAPPED FCPL 1 & 3. PERFORM SIDESTICK OPS TEST AMM 27-92-41&27-93-34 CAPT SIDESTICK TEST OK. F/O SIDESTICK FAILS VERTICAL COMMAND. PERFORMED GROUND SCAN OF EFCS 1 & 2 IAW AMM 27-96. FAULT MESSAGE FCPC1 (2CE1). PERFORM OPS TEST OF FLT CONTROL CAMPUTERS AMM 27-96. FAILS F/O SIDESTICK WITH PRIM 1 WARNING &EFCS 1 & 2, MESSAGE FCPC1 (2CE1) REMOVED F/O SIDESTICK ASSY AMM 27-92-41. REPLACED SSTD (4CE4) AMM 27-92-41 RIG PIN CKS NORMAL. RIG PIN REMOVED OK TO INSTALLED UNIT. INSTALLED F/O SIDESTICK ASSY TO SEE IF MSG CLEARED. FAULT MSG F/O TAKEOVER PRIORITY PBSW 8CE2. R & R COMPLETE FO SIDESTICK ASSY AMM 27-92-41. RIG PIN REMOVE CK OUT OF FO SIDESTICK ASSY PRODUCES SAME FAULT MESSAGE F/O TAKEOVER PRIORITY PBSW, 8CE2. T/S TSM 27-92-00-810-810-A &AWM 27-92-38. FOUND 16 OHM RESISTANCE BETWEEN PIN H 2190VC & PIN 7 2600 VC, ON ISOLATED GROUND WIRE SUSPECT HIGH RESISTANCE ON GROUND WIRE FROM F/O SIDESTICK PBSW BETWEEN 2190VC & 2600VC CAUSING CURRENT PROBLEM. GET SYNTHETIC VOICE FROM FCPC1 WHEN F/O SIDE SLECTED. NO VOICE FROM FCPC1 ON SEP CIRCUIT NEEDS MORE T/S GROUND GOOD BETWEEN 2190VC & 21600VC NORMAL READINGS. R & R FCSC 2 IAW AMM 27-93-00, MSG CLEARED. TEMP SLAVED F/O SIDESTICK OPS CHECK GOOD. REQ INSTALLATION OF SIDESTICK &PANELS AREA & FINAL TEST. INSTALLED F/O SIDESTICK, SN RF865, AMM 27-92. REQ'S TEST OF SIDESTICK. RIG PIN REMOVED FROM SIDESTICK CONTROL UNIT. PERFORMED CK OUT AMM 29-92-41-400-801-A INSTALLATION OF SIDESTICK ASSY ALL PASSED RII C/W.

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