Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 12, 2015
Submitted
December 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1069
Aircraft time
45,601 hours, 26,354 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
31075840
Part serial
4861
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 300
Part time
43,018 hours, 24,660 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIVERTED & ACFT WAS GNDED. ACFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED FLIGHT MOVEMENT, ACFT NOSE PUSHED OVER 500 FPM FOLLOWED BY AN ECAM FLIGHT CONTROL LT ELEVATOR FAULT AT FL 390. PERFORMED TSM 27-93-00-810-864-A & FOUND THE LT ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROL VLV, 34CE1, FAULTING. REPLACED THE VLV IAW AMM 27-34-51. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 27-96-00-74-001-A.

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