Service difficulty report · Fcu · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
May 27, 2018
Submitted
May 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
3510
Aircraft time
36,491 hours, 14,396 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Fcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FAILURE OF THE KNOB SELECTORS SPEED AND HEADING OF THE FCU, LATER, THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THE FCU SPEED AND HEADING KNOBS BECAME INOPERATIVE WITH NO ECAM MESSAGE OR ANY APPARENT FCU CHANNEL FAILURE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A FAULT ANALYSIS IAW TSM 22-81-00-810-801-A, GROUND SCANNING THE AFS IAW AMM 22-91-00-710-001. RESET THE FCU IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-818. THE TESTS SEQUENCE OF THE FCU SHOWED NORMAL RESULTS. PERFORMED TEST TO THE AFS, SHOWED NORMAL RESULTS AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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