Service difficulty report · Dampener · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
January 17, 2002
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50051
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
459
Part
Dampener
Condition
Broken
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 2139 - EN ROUTE MIA-CCS - UNCOMMANDED RUDDER MOVEMENT DURING CLIMB-OUT. ISOLATING A/P SYSTEM DID NOT HELP. NO AIRFRAME VIBRATION NOTICES. RETURNED AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 FLIGHT AUGMENTATION COMPUTERS. DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. REPLACED YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR AND ACCOMPLISHED YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR OPERATIONAL CHECK. DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. REPLACED YAW DAMPENER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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