Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 25, 2014
Submitted
February 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5244
Aircraft time
4,825 hours, 2,125 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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

AT CRUISE AILERON FIRST OFFICER PFD INDICATION 40 LT OFF COURSE, LATER CHANGING TO 9R OFF COURSE. WHILE CAPT PFD SHOWED ON COURSE, FIRST OFFICER FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMMANDING A RT TURN CHANGING TO A LT TURN WITH AUTO PILOT 1 ENGAGED. CROSS CHECKED WITH A VOR SHOWED CAPT PFD CORRECT. AIRPLANE SYMBOL SHOWS ON COURSE ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN AUTO PILOT NR 2 WAS ENGAGED, IT STARTED RT TURN CORRESPONDING TO FIRST OFFICER LT DEVIATION ERROR. RE-ENGAGED AUTO PILOT 1, LATER RETURNED TO NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED AFS TEST IAW AMM 22-96-00-710-001-A & BITE TEST OF VOR & MKR IAW AMM 34-55-00-740-002-A. NO FAULTS NOTED, COULD NOT DUPLICATE, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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