SDR 2003F00408

Service difficulty report · Cover · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
June 28, 2003
Submitted
July 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981LR
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
558
Part
Cover
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd Valve
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXIING PROCESS OF FLIGHT, THE 'THS' CONFIGURATION WENT ALL DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT COULDN'T DEPART FROM LAX STATION. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON GROUND FOR MAINTENANCE. TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE 'THS' MECHANISM PER AMM 27-44-00 AND FOUND ONE OF THE PLASTIC COVERS OF THE HYDRAULIC VALVE BLOCKS BROKEN, BOTH PLASTIC COVERS WERE REPLACED AS PER AMM 27-44-00. TEST OF THE 'THS' ACTUATOR ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND THE ELAC 1 AND 2 AND SEC 1 WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 27-96-00. TESTS RESULTS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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