Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 30, 2007
Submitted
May 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1728
Aircraft time
17,332 hours, 7,571 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo
Condition
Vibration
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VIBRATION AT 300KT APPEARS TO GO AWAY WITH RIGHT RUDDER INPUT STOPS AT 275 WITH NO SAMC TEXT: CREW REPORTING VIBRATION WHILE CLIMBING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 275 WITH NOTICEABLE VIBRATIONS FELT IN SEAT AND RUDDER PEDALS THAT WOULD BE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER INPUTS. VIBRATION STOPS AT SPEED BELOW 275. [06-26-07] YELLOW SYS RUDDER SERVO ACT FOUND WITH EXCEESIVE ROD END PLAY. REPLACED YELLOW SYSTEM RUDDER SERVO ACTUATOR.

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