Service difficulty report · Controls · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
568
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Controls
Condition
Stiff
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VIBRATION IN FLIGHT MOST PRONOUNCED AT 260KTS. COULD FEEL IN THE RUDDER PEDALS AND AFT CABIN. FA STATES THEY COULD HEAR A THUMPING SOUND AFT AND TO THE RIGHT. CREW SAID RUDDER MOVEMENT WAS STIFF ON THE GROUND AND IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO LAX.

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