Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 11, 2010
Submitted
September 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
54,702 hours, 20,255 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Connector
Part number
114160005
Part serial
025894
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

2 HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF GOT A -RAT OUT- MEMO ON ECAM WITH A RAT OPERATING ICON ON HYD STATUS. NO ADDITIONAL NOISE NOTED IN CRUISE, JUST ECAM INDICATIONS. TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM, FAULT ISOLATION STEP 4B (1). RAT DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT AMBER "RAT HYD FAULT" AND "RAT OUT" WERE OBSERVED. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS IAW MM, DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR AND RAT FAULT MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. . REPLACED RAT EJECTION JACK.

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