Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
August 24, 2007
Submitted
September 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N80057
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
465
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
73020
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA INFLIGHT T1075/24AUG MCO - SJU EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS AND FOUND THE NUMBER FIVE SPOILER WAS FLOATING. TURNED OFF YELLOW SERVO CONTROLLER AND VIBRATIONS STOPPED BUT NUMBER THREE SPOILLER POPPED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED IN MIA. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT NUMBER FIVE SPOILER SERVO VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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