Service difficulty report · Crystal · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
September 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1313
Aircraft time
32,279 hours, 20,913 cycles
Part
Crystal
Part number
A1217675
Condition
Defective
Location
Computer
Component
Fac · Thales
Component part number
B397BAM0513
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED UNCOMMANDED RUDDER MOVEMENTS ON CLIMB, AT LEAST SIX TIMES, ON BOTH AUTO PILOTS 1 AND 2, IN LEVEL FLIGHT AND TURNS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BOS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FLIGHT AUGMENTATION COMPUTERS AND BOTH AILERON/ELEVATOR COMPUTERS. PER VENDOR TEARDOWN REPORT, THE NR 1 FLIGHT AUGMENTATION COMPUTER FAILED PT. 10 DURING STRESS TESTING. REPLACED IC10 AND Y1 ON A52 PCB TO CORRECT FAULTS.

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