Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
August 18, 2017
Submitted
August 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8001N
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5678
Aircraft time
10,984 hours, 5,425 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2
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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO A YAW DAMPER FAILURE, EMERGENCY DECLARED. FIRST OFFICE FAC LOCKED UP. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AT FL390, ALONG WITH ECAM MESSAGES FOR AUTO FLIGHT YAW DAMPER SYSTEM AND ALTERNATE LAW. RESET FAC 1, THEN FAC 2 FAILED TO RESTORE SYSTEM. FAULT WITH YAW DAMPER NR 2 WAS NOTED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED TSM 22-63-00-810-802-A ON YAW DAMPER SYSTEM NR 2. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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