Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 3, 2022
Submitted
December 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1281
Aircraft time
68,527 hours, 31,688 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
61373
Part serial
1445
Condition
Defective
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
59,145 hours, 32,839 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL DUE TO RUDDER TRIM AND AILERON OUT OF TRIM IN FLIGHT AUTOPILOT 2 WAS ON REQUIRED 3 UNITS LEFT RUDDER TRIM TO FLY LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR RIG INCORRECT WITH RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR ON PEDESTAL AT ZERO, RUDDER IS DEFLECTED 2-3 INCHES TO THE RIGHT. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR PER AMM 27-22-51-401. VERIFIED WITH RUDDER TRIM INDICATION AT ZERO, RUDDER TRAILING EDGE IS ALIGNEDWITH RIG INDEX (TRIANGLE ON TRAILING CONE).

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