Service difficulty report · Rudder · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 3, 2022
Submitted
September 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840VA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
04616
Aircraft time
37,136 hours, 12,327 cycles
Part
Rudder
Part number
D5547100400000
Condition
Unknown
Location
Vertical Stabili
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB PHASE AT 15000 MEDIUM FREQUENCY LATERAL AIRFRAME VIBRATION DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND THROUGHOUT ALL CABIN ZONES (MODERATE LEVEL) ENGINE VIBES NORMAL, VIBRATION CONTINUES UNTIL FL200 WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, DISENGAGED, ALL SPEEDS BETWEEN 280KTS-330KTS, ROLL INPUTS, ELEV INPUTS AND THRUST INPUTS HAD NO EFFECT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER S/N TS6111 ARM BEARINGS #1,2, 3, 4, 5, AND #7 IAW A320 AMM 55-36-42-300-004 AND AMM 27-21-41-200-001-A. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD OF RUDDER SERVOS PER A320 AMM 27-34-00-200-001 AND AMM 27-34-00-710-001-A.