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An A320 captain refused an aircraft with a rudder pedal disconnect discrepancy because other components which run through the bscu could also be affected such as nose wheel steering.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 884493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nosewheel Steering |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
En route I got papers for next leg. Captain's rudder pedal disconnect inoperative. I refused the plane and ACARS'ed dispatch. After landing I got call from a flight manager who met me in operations and asked multiple questions about my system knowledge and why I thought the plane would be unsafe. He said his opinion was the rudder pedal disconnect only sends signal to disconnect and nothing else. I said stray signals could affect the tiller and other systems. I called maintenance control and talked to a mechanic. He looked in 320 manual and said all these signals go to the bscu which is the brains. I asked if its possible that a problem (i.e. Signal) with pedal disconnect could affect tiller or other systems on the bscu. He said yes!!! End of story.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Captain refused an aircraft with a rudder pedal disconnect discrepancy because other components which run through the BSCU could also be affected such as nose wheel steering.
Narrative: En route I got papers for next leg. Captain's rudder pedal disconnect inoperative. I refused the plane and ACARS'ed Dispatch. After landing I got call from a Flight Manager who met me in Operations and asked multiple questions about my system knowledge and why I thought the plane would be unsafe. He said his opinion was the rudder pedal disconnect only sends signal to disconnect and nothing else. I said stray signals could affect the tiller and other systems. I called Maintenance Control and talked to a Mechanic. He looked in 320 manual and said all these signals go to the BSCU which is the brains. I asked if its possible that a problem (i.e. signal) with pedal disconnect could affect tiller or other systems on the BSCU. He said YES!!! End of story.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.