SDR 95ZZZM555

Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
81
Part
Servo
Part number
810A000003
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK - CREW REPORTED AIRFRAME VIBRATION ON DEPARTURE FROM PHX AT APPROXIMATELY 290 KNOTS. VIBRATION STOPPED AT FL 31.7. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX DUE TO PAST HISTORY, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL SYSTEMS AND AIRFRAME COMPONENTS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. TEST FLIGHT RESULTS INDICATED RUDDER POSITION ELIMINATED VIBRATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUDDER GREEN, YELLOW AND BLUE SYSTEMS SERVOS PER MM 27-24-51. ALSO, REPLACED SPRING ROD PER MM 27-21-40. OPS CHECK OK PER MM 27-24-00 710-001 AND 002. NO VIBRATION NOTED ON TEST FLIGHT. REF NR AWXA9500665.

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