Service difficulty report · Regulator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 10, 2022
Submitted
February 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6909
Aircraft time
17,242 hours, 6,568 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
FE171000
Part serial
FR6979
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
201 hours, 98 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 IN BASE MAINTENANCE: DURING THE ADJUSTMENT OF OF THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE MECHANISM IN THE FORWARD AVIONICS COMPARTMENT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RUDDER CABLE TENSION REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAD COME COME APART AND THE SPRINGS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RUDDER CABLE TENSION REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 27-21-45-400-003-A AND AMM 27-21-00-820-002-A

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