Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 27, 2019
Submitted
September 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1410
Aircraft time
60,567 hours, 26,953 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
E21336000
Part serial
16189
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
36,344 hours, 12,845 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 AIRCRAFT PULLS TO THE LEFT ON TAXI AND TAKEOFF. REQUIRES RIGHT TILLER AND RIGHT RUDDER. WITH RUDDER TRIM SET AT R 4.5 AIRCRAFT AXIS STRAIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE STEERING SERVO VALVE AND SERVO CONTROL UNIT AND BOTH 3GC AND 4GC NWS FEEDBACK SENSORS IAW AMM 32-51-51 AND AMM 32-51-19. OPS/TAXI CHECK GOOD. (SEE SDR # AALA201909309003, AALA201909309034)

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