Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 2, 2005
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1284
Aircraft time
16,564 hours, 6,398 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM EWR TO PHX RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR GREEN HYD RESERVOIR LOW. DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT & FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF NR 1 YAW DAMPER (3CC1), ISOLATED THE NR 1 YAW DAMPER AND ISSUED MEL 22-63-01, COND 1, YAW DAMPER NR 1 INOP. MX R & R NR 1 YAW DAMPER SERVO (3CC1) IAW T/C R6B27302, LEAK AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDORS INCOMING TEST OF YAW DAMPER S/N 2636 CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL FOR FAILING INSULATION TEST. UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND MODIFICATION KIT WAS INSTALLED, REPLACED BASE PLATE AND PACKINGS. REPAIR AND TEST ACCOMPLISHED IAW CMM 27-26-51, ISS 11.

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