Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 22, 2008
Submitted
January 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
60,407 hours, 27,030 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C202163382D32
Part serial
747
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
36,043 hours, 15,335 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT 18 - SNA-PHX - EL - ON CLIMBOUT FROM SNA AND ON APPROACH INTO PHX, BSCU 1 FAILED RESULTING IN "BRAKES ANTISKID NOSEWHEEL STEERING" FAULT. BSCU 2 WAS ALREADY ON MEL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE BRACED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKING / STEERING CONTROL UNIT. BITE CHECK WAS GOOD. BSCU WAS A CONFIRMED FAILURE. UNIT FAILED OUTPUT TEST SYSTEM 2 DUE TO DEFECTIVE RELAYS AND TRANSISTORS ON INTERCONNECT 2 BOARD. IC 37,38 ON PROCESS BOARD HAD BROKEN PINS. RELAY MFG PN EFD2C26, IC MFG PN MK7726BQ.

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