Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 16, 2025
Submitted
September 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1511
Aircraft time
46,812 hours, 7,413 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
46,275 hours, 7,420 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Vsv
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ETOPS - DURING T/C 330-72-HWI-01-INSTALL, INSTALLATION OF POWERPLANT STEP 41 TEST OF FADEC SYSTEM REVEALED VSV CONTROL UNIT CLASS 1 FAULT ON EEC CHANNELS A AND B. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENG VSV CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 73-33-51, CONDITION SAME, STILL FAULTING ON BOTH CHANNELS. FOUND WIRE # 1N008R20 SHORTING TO GND. ROUTED WIRE # 1M008R20 PER AMM 70-71-40-300-801-A. TERMINATED WIRE # 1M008R20 AND 1M008B20 AT CONNECTORS 4000KS_JA4 AND 3009VC1 PER AMM 70-71-20. CONTINUITY CHECK GOOD AND NO SHORTS TO GND. PERFORMED HPR AND IDLE CHECK @ ENG 1 OPS CHECK GOOD OK FOR SERVICE.

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