Service difficulty report · Regulator · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 19, 2019
Submitted
July 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1417
Aircraft time
60,634 hours, 22,949 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
FE171000
Part serial
FR1476
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Rudder
Part time
60,650 hours, 22,954 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS AT 40 FEET DURING LANDING, RUDDER PEDALS HAD FLUTTER UNTIL MAIN GEAR TOUCH DOWN. FLAPS 3, AP OFF, GW 105,000, NO AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR IAW AMM. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CABLE TENSION REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND RUDDER CONTROL CENTERING ROD. RIG CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-21-15. (SEE SDR # AALA201906209001)

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