What was found
THS ACTUATOR LWR CLAW STOP RUBBER BUFFER BETWEEN INNER & OUTER RACE SHOWS AXIAL MIGRATION OF 5 MM. THS ACTUATOR SCREW THREAD HAS SCRATCH MARK ON UPPER FACE 27.5 CM ABOVE LWR CLAW STOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR PER AMM 27-44-11-4.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2002
- Submitted
- August 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A310222
- Aircraft serial
- 339
- Aircraft time
- 35,154 hours, 12,120 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2742 · Stabilizer Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.