Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
August 18, 2023
Submitted
August 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AL
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
11194
Aircraft time
2,150 hours, 594 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
27457
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F, 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: ON APROACH INTO DFW AFTER AUTOPILOT DISENGAGEMENT AT 1,000 AGL, RUDDER TRIM WENT TO FULL LEFT TRIM, KNOB WOULD NOT WORK. FLIGHT CREW RESET ON GROUND TO ZERO, BUT DUIRNG TAXI IN THE RUDDER TRIM WENT TO FULL LEFT AGAIN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUDDER TRIM CONTROL SWITCH 9CC PER AMM 22-62-11. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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