Service difficulty report · Trim System · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
August 28, 2016
Submitted
August 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3014R
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5842
Aircraft time
7,712 hours, 3,924 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autoflight 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

USING AUTOPILOT NR 2 ACCELERATING OUT OF 10K, AIRCRAFT FLEW IN A RIGHT BANK WITH NO RUDDER TRIM. TURNED OFF AUTOPILOT, COULD NOT TRIM THE AIRCRAFT INTO COORDINATED FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 1 FAC IAW MM 22-66-34. ACCOMPLISHED OPS TEST OF RUDDER TRIM IAW MM 22-62-00-710-001-A, AFS IAW MM 22-96-00-710-001-A, AND LAND 3 CAPABILITY IAW MM 22-97-00-710-001-A. ALL TESTED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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