Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
May 21, 2016
Submitted
May 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
380
Aircraft time
69,488 hours, 9,882 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
333745860
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT OTBD AILERON WAS OSCILLATING & FLUTTERING RHYTHMICALLY DURING CRUISE & DECLARED AN EMER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE WHERE THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT & TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. REPLACED THE LT OTBD AILERON SERVO CONTROL 10CS1 & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 27-14-51.

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