Service difficulty report · Fcu · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
April 15, 2016
Submitted
April 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
1334
Aircraft time
35,875 hours, 16,496 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Part
Fcu
Part number
C12850AC02
Part serial
C12850004114
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
5,372 hours, 16,540 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OF FLIGHT TA588, THE PILOT REPORTED FCU ALTITUDE UNABLE TO CHANGE ALTITUDES. DUE THAT SITUATION THE ACFT RETURNED. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, ONCE THE ACFT PARKED AT THE GATE, PERFORMED FAULT ANALYSIS IAW TSM 22-81-00-810-801-A. REPLACED THE FCU IAW AMM 22-81-12-000-001 & 22-81-12-400-001. PERFORMED TEST IAW AMM 22-96-00-710-001-A WITH NORMAL RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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