What was found
FCU ALTITUDE CONTROL KNOB VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL FOR OPEN DESCENT. LUBRICATED KNOB AND EXERCISED IN ALL DIRECTIONS. NO DIFFICULTIES IN MOVEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2013
- Submitted
- April 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N411UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 464
- Aircraft time
- 64,329 hours, 23,819 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Knob
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Autoflight
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.