Service difficulty report · Rudder Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 24, 2021
Submitted
November 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1764
Aircraft time
64,355 hours, 25,551 cycles
Part
Rudder Control
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIRCRAFT HAD A BRIEF UNCOMMANDED RIGHT RUDDER INPUT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT BANKED ABOUT 5 DEGREES RIGHT AND YAWED SIGNIFICANTLY RIGHT THEN RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO LEVEL FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DFW, LANDING SAFELY.

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