Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 4, 2003
Submitted
July 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
054
Aircraft time
43,633 hours, 19,824 cycles
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
C2473600001
Part serial
0075
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
7,736 hours, 2,973 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED AFTER WHICH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING OCCURED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MECHANIC PERFORMED BSCU BITE CHECKS THAT IDENTIFIED FAULT CODE 4E. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SERVO CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 32-51-51-04. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF NOSE LANDING GEAR SERVO CONTROL VALVE S/N M075 COULD NOT CONFIRM REASON FOR REMOVAL (NFF). UNIT WAS TESTED, INSPECTED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM 32-57-01.

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