Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 22, 2002
Submitted
March 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1050
Aircraft time
9,961 hours, 3,829 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
810A000005
Part serial
3827
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Part time
9,957 hours, 3,828 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 26,500 FT 307 KTS ACFT STARTED VIBRATING. FLT CTL ECAM PAGE INDICATED ERRATIC & LOOSE RUDDER INPUTS BY AUTO PILOT, ACFT TURNED BACK. MX PERFORMED A RUDDER FREE PLAY CHK, RUDDER SERVO CONTROL, HINGE BEARING CHK, FLT AUGMENTATION COMPUTER CHK & NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED BUSHING AT BRACKET, RUDDER SERVO CONTROL, RUDDER CENTERING ROD SPRING, OPS CKS GOOD. FLT FOR RUDDER FOUND SATISFACTORY. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF RUDDER SERVO CTL CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FINDING SWIVEL BEARINGS AT HOUSING & ROD END-EYE LOOSE, HYD LEAK FOUND AT END OF HOUSING & TOP OF GLAD, BUSHING FOUND WORN ON LEVER ARM. ALL AFFECTED ITEMS REPLACED.

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