Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 30, 2013
Submitted
July 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1095
Aircraft time
39,510 hours, 22,323 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
B397BAM0513
Part serial
753
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
59,657 hours, 27,359 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WITH AUTO PILOT 2 ON AND IN NAV GOING DIRECT TO ELZ AT FL330, THE ACFT SUDDENLY DID AN UNCOORDINATED 20 DEGREE BANKED TURN TO LT THEN BACK TO RIGHT. WE WERE GOING DIRECT TO ELZ FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, THEN ACFT BANKED 20 DEGREES LT IN UNCOORDINATED TURN. FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS STEPPING ON THE RUDDER PEDAL. AUTOPILOT 2 WAS ON. MX R & R FAC2 IAW AMM 22-66-34-400-002A. ALSO, R & R BOTH YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATORS (3CC1 AND 3CC2) IAW AMM 27-26-51-400-001A. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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