Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 27, 2022
Submitted
August 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3944
Aircraft time
42,876 hours, 15,771 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
61375
Part serial
613708167
Condition
None
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE, TWICE THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ABRUPT YAW TO THE LEFT AIRCRAFT ON AUTOPILOT #1. **ORIGINAL REPORT WAS AALA202207292549** MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUDDER YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR PER AMM 27-26-51. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR PER AMM 27-22-51. (AALA202208233799) DURING THE TROUBLE SHOOTING OF THIS EVENT MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THE #1 FLIGHT AUGMENTATION COMPUTER (FAC) CAUSING A RUDDER TRIM 1 FAULT MESSAGE AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 22-66-34. (AALA202208235283). A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.