Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 18, 2019
Submitted
August 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2312
Aircraft time
51,005 hours, 19,448 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
810A000005
Part serial
8704
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Rudder
Part time
51,005 hours, 19,448 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
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 GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS VERY SIGNIFICANT AIRFRAME VIBRATION FELT THROUGH OUT AIRCRAFT BUT SEEMED WORST IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING BETWEEN 17,000FT AND FL240 IN SMOOTH AIR AT 300 KIAS SLOWED TO 280 AND VIBRATION ABATED. ALL ENGINE INDICATION NORMAL. NO RECURRANCE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED AIRFRAME VIBRATION TROUBLESHOT IAW JOB CARD 26L00005067, RESULTS INDICATE ELEVATOR AND RUDDER. ACCOMPLISHED ELEVATOR FREEPLAY IAW JOB CARD 26L30027002 SYSTEM PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED RUDDER FREEPLAY IAW JOB CARD 26C32527001 SYSTEM FAILED. REPLACED RUDDER SERVO ROD ENDS IAW JOB CARD 26L00027001 BLUE SYSTEM FAILED. REPLACED BLUE SYSTEM RUDDER SERVO IAW AMM 27-24-51-400-001-A. RUDDER FREEPLAY PASSED.

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