Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 18, 2014
Submitted
August 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
5280
Aircraft time
7,204 hours, 2,679 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
7,204 hours, 2,679 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220334020
Condition
Faulty
Location
Radio Altimeter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PREVIOUS TO DISPATCH OF FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED TERRAIN ON NAVIGATION DISPLAY WAS SELECTED ON ACCORDING WITH OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE OF MEL 24-48-01, TERRAIN ON ND DISPLAY WAS INOPERATIVE IN THAT CONFIGURATION. DUE SUCH SITUATION THE ACFT WAS HELD ON GND FOR MX. IT WAS PERFORMED A FAULT ANALYSIS IAW TSM 34-42-00-810-801-A & REPLACED THE RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER NR 1 IAW AMM 34-42-33 PB401, PERFORMED THE OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 34-42-00-740-002 & LAND CAT II & III CAPABILITY TEST IAW AMM 22-97-00-710-001 WITH NORMAL RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY PERFORMED BITE TEST OF THE GPWS IAW AMM 34-48-00-740-002-B WITH NORMAL RESULTS. AFTER THOSE MX ACTIONS THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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