Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
February 5, 2007
Submitted
February 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
38,542 hours, 27,699 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT AIRCRAFT WANTED TO TURN RIGHT. REQUIRED 3 UNITS AILERON DEFLECTION TO FLY STRAIGHT. REQUIRED 14 UNITS OF RIGHT RUDDER TRIM TO LEVEL OUT AILERONS. NO CHANGES FROM CLIMB POWER TO IDLE POWER. NO CHANGE YAW DAMPERS ON OR OFF. NO CHANGES AUTOPILOT ON OR OFF. FUEL TANKS AND FOUND FUEL LOAD TO BE SYMMETRICAL. RUDDER NEUTRAL AND FOUND AT ZERO. CHECKED AILERON CABLE TENSION AND ADJUSTMENT AND FOUND OK. CHECKED AILERON DROOP, AILERON TRIM ADJUSTMENT AND FOUND ALL WITHIN PARAMETERS. CHECKED AILERON NEUTRAL AND FOUND TO BE OK REF A310-200AMM 27-11-00-5. OPERATED AILERON SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT DROOP ACTUATOR PER A310-200 MM 27-11-71-4 , OPS CHECK AND L

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