Service difficulty report · Module · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 28, 2010
Submitted
March 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2215
Aircraft time
24,370 hours, 8,492 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
422799500
Part serial
9659
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
21,010 hours, 7,248 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

FLT JB477 BOS-OAK AIRCRAFT HAD 3 UNCOMMANDED PITCH DOWNS WITH LOSS OF 100 FT NO ASSOCIATED ECAMS/FLIGHT CONTROL FAULTS. AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE AT FL360/.78MACH WITH AUTO PILOT 2 ENGAGED STRAIGHT AND LEVEL IN SMOOTH AIR, MANUAL THS PITCH TRIM WHEEL MOVED RAPIDLY FORWARD WITH EACH OF THE PITCH DOWNS. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THS ELECTRONIC MODULE IAW AMM 27-41-00-05 AND MONITOR TRANSDUCER UNIT IAW AMM 27-44-57-000-002 TEST PASSED IAW AMM 27-41-00-730-001. ACCOMPLISHED LAND CAT LLL TEST IAW AMM 22-97-00 PASSED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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