Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
February 22, 2024
Submitted
February 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1463
Aircraft time
69,555 hours, 32,284 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
61375
Part serial
613704478
Condition
Defective
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
45,063 hours, 17,712 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: DURING CLIMB WHEN ENGAGING AUTOPILOT, RUDDER TRIM RESET TO 0.0 (ZERO) AND AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SLIP WITH SEVERAL DEGREES OF BANK. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT, MANUALLY TRIM THE RUDDER, AND RE-ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT. RUDDER TRIM SEEMED TO FUNCTION WITH SOME BANK. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR.

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