# SDR UALA2011062903220

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 27, 2011
- Submitted: July 22, 2011
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N840UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840UA), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-131
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1522
- Aircraft time: 35,336 hours, 14,336 cycles
- Engine: Iae V2522A5
- System (JASC): [2700 · Flight Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2700)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011062903220

## Discrepancy

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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