Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
December 1, 2020
Submitted
December 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3618F
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
2748
Aircraft time
2,566 hours, 774 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
422082400
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
2,566 hours, 774 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING ROLLOUT WE RECEIVED ECAM WARNINGS ELAC 1 PITCH FAULT, ELAC 2 PITCH FAULT, ATN LAW, THE THS DID NOT RETURN TO ZERO AS IT NORMALLY DOES. WHEN TRYING TO MOVE STABILIZER IN EITHER DIRECTION THE TRIM WHEELS WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE. SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR TO BE AT FAULT. REPLACED PTA AND SYSTEM OPS NORMAL NOTE: TIMES SINCE IS TIME SINCE DELIVERY OF AC 2566 TAT.

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