Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
August 3, 2008
Submitted
August 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0375
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Part time
11,075 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LGW FLT 705 FRA TO CLT - THE FLIGHT RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGES "ADR 1 FAULT" AND "IR 1 FAULT" PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ETOPS SEGMENT OF FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT COULD NOT CONTINUE ETOPS, PER PROCEDURES, WITHOUT IR 1. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO LGW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IN LGW SWAPPED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ADIRUS, AND DEFERRED THE NR 2 ADIRU ON MEL. MAINTENANCE IN CLT REPLACED THE NR 2 ADIRU. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK. (S)

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