Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
November 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2674
Part
Computer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elac
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLIGHT DEPARTED 3 MINUTES EARLY AT 0422Z, WITH T/O AT 0433Z. ALSO AT 0433Z THE ACFT REPORTED ELAC 1 AND 2 AILERON ORDER DISAGREE THRU EFCS 1 AND 2 AS FAILURE MESSAGES. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, CAPT CONTACTS MX VIA AIRCELL. MX CONCURS WITH CAPT TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO THE ALTERNATE AND DIRECT LAW IMPICATIONS ALONG WITH NO AUTOPILOT 1 OR 2 AVAILABILITY. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN UNEVENTFULLY AT 0511Z AND BLOCKED IN AT 0521Z. AT O511Z DIRECT AND ALTERNATE LAW WARNING MESSAGES ALSO APPEARED ON THE POST FLIGHT REPORT VIA AIRMAN. HARD/OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSP IAW AMM 05-51-11 WAS ASKED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY BY MX EVEN THOUGH NO LOAD 15 REPORT WAS GENERATED. UPON INTERROGATION OF CFDS, ELAC1 WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTING AFTER ACCOMPLISHING TSM 27-93-00-810-896 AND -949. ELAC PN 3945128206 SN ELACVB015025 WAS REPLACED WITH SN ELACVB016901 AND OPS CHECKED OK. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TESTS OF THE ELAC SYS. IAW OPERATORS RECORDS, ALL AD`S, SB, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERT AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY REQ. (K)

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