Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 27, 2011
Submitted
July 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1522
Aircraft time
35,336 hours, 14,336 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Computer
Part number
B372BAM0509
Part serial
284
Condition
Faulted
Location
Elac 2
Stage of operation
NR
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

ELAC 2 PITCH FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. FLT CONTROL, ACFT PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY WHILE AP 2 ON. POST FLIGHT REPORT SHOW THS ACTR POS ERROR 9CE OF ELAC 2 MSG 274451. REPLACED ELAC 2 COMPUTER, NO HELP. SWAP WITH ELAC 1, NO HELP. REINSTALL TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TEST ELAC 1 OK PER AMM. LAND CAT 3 CAPABILITY TEST OKAY PER AMM. ORIGINAL ELAC 2 COMPUTER RE-INSTALLED TO ACFT. ELAC 2 TEST FAILED AT AMM. REPLACED NR 1 SPOILER & ELEVATOR COMPUTER (SEC1) PER MM. OPS CHECK PER MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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