Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 1, 2021
Submitted
December 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1764
Aircraft time
64,370 hours, 25,558 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
DV84567015
Part serial
2813
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rudder
Part time
49,394 hours, 20,854 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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: VERY SLIGHT UNCOMMANDED RUDDER MOVEMENT DURING DECENT AT APPROXIMATELY 4500FT, DFDR EVENT PB PRESSED SECDS LATER. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER CONTROL SYS & FOUND RUDDER NEUTRAL POSITION DID NOT ALIGN WITH THE REFERENCE TRIANGLE & CENTERING ROD OUT OF LIMITS AT LOW TRAVEL RANGE DUE TO THE CENTERING ROD BEING WORN. REPLACED CENTERING ROD & ADJUSTED THE RUDDER NEUTRAL POSITION PER AMM 27-21-48-401 AND AMM 27-24-00-820-001-A. REPLACED THE RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER UNIT PER AMM 27-23-51-400-001-A. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A RUDDER TRIM ADJUSTMENT PER AMM 27-22-00-820-001-A.

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