Service difficulty report · Fcu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 13, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1266
Aircraft time
43,331 hours, 16,741 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

FCU DISPLAY MALFUNCTIONING CLIMB-DESCENT. VERTICAL SPEED WINDOW SHOWS ZEROS IN OPEN CLIMB. REPLACED FCU PER MM WITH KNOWN GOOD UNIT FROM ACFT 4019. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AFS PER 22-96-00 AND LAND CAT III CAPABILITY TEST PER MM 22-97-00, OPS CHECKS GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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