Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
November 28, 2001
Submitted
September 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7055A
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
462
Part
Damper
Condition
Defective
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LIM - FLT 918 - EN ROUTE LIM-MIA, DURING CLIMB-OUT DETECTED RUDDER VIBRATION. VIBRATION INCREASED AFTER TURNING OFF AUTOPILOT. RETURNED LIM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED RUDDER ATTACHMENT INSPECTION AND VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT INSPECTION. ALL FOUND NORMAL. REPLACD YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR AND BOTH FLIGHT AUGMENTATION COMPUTERS. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF YAW DAMPER SYSTEM AND AUTO PILOT SYSTEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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