Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
054
Aircraft time
36,666 hours, 17,071 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
SC47003
Part serial
1513
Condition
Leaking
Location
Yaw Dampner
Part time
7,840 hours, 2,970 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

D: PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 3/31/01 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO BOS THE AIRCRAFT LOST GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY AND RETURNED TO PHX MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT YAW DAMP SERVO ACTUATOR LEAKING AT THE OUTPUT SHAFT; THE SERVO ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED; LEAK CHECKS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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