Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 25, 2003
Submitted
December 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
45,261 hours, 20,649 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
47145133
Part serial
1165
Condition
Binding
Location
Ths
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING C-03 CHECK VERIFICATION FLT AFTER T/O PILOTS OBSERVED AN ELAC 1 & 2 PITCH FAULT FOLLOWED BY A REPORT THAT STAB JAMMED & STAB TRIM WHEELS WERE HARD TO MOVE. MAINT R&R THS ACT IAW A320 AMM. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE THS ELECTRICAL CONTROL GOOD IAW A320 AMM. FUNC TEST OF TRIMMABLE HORIZONTAL STAB ACT CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT. FAILURE FOUND ON 2 PTA ELECTRIC MOTORS AS WELL AS OTHER FAULTS. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED UNIT LEAKING FROM COMMAND RVDT PACK, PTA PLUNGER, MOTOR SHAFT SEALS, & THRESHOLDS, A BACK SEAL FOUND MISSING AS WELL AS A SPRING ON PTA PLUNGER. ACCOMPLISHED SB 47145-27-04 & SB 47145-27-05 CHANGING MFG PN TO 47145133. UNIT CLEANED, INSPECTED, REPAIRED, RECALIBRATED, & RECERTIFIED IAW CMM.

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