Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 22, 2005
Submitted
April 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
953
Aircraft time
23,627 hours, 9,041 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
C247360012
Part serial
H1556
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
13,288 hours, 5,095 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILURE - ON SHORT AND FINAL APPROACH INTO CUN EN ROUTE FROM PHX WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN ECAM INDICATED NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT (2), GREEN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL AND LANDING WAS NORMAL. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY RECYCLED ANTI-SKID SWITCH AND FAULT CLEARED, DURING TAXI TO GATE NOSE WHEEL COCKED 90 DEGREES LEFT, SET BRAKES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL (6GC) IAW AMM 32-51-51-000-001, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. TEAR DOWN REVEALED SERVO VALVE FAILED VOTAGE BALANCE TEST. UNIT WAS REPAIRED IAW CMM 32-57-01 REV. 8.

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