SDR 97UAL900571

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: July 25, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N418UA
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 485
Engine: Iae V2527A5
System (JASC): 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
Part: Indicator
Part number: 195PNO1YO1
Condition: Failed
Location: Rudder Trim
Stage of operation: TX
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITH LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR. *S/D* RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AS OF JULY 25, 1997, CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CAPPED. A NEW RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR WAS INSTALLED ON JULY 30, 1997.

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