Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 19, 2005
Submitted
June 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
26,765 hours, 10,804 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VIBRATION FELT IN REAR ACFT APPROX 260 ALTITUDE & 310 SPEED. MX FOUND AFT LAV/POTABLE WATER SERVICING DOORS LOOSE. LATCHES ADJUSTED. ACFT FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT. RETURNED, FOUND RT BLUE & RT YELLOW ELEVATOR SERVOS OUT OF LIMITS. R&R RT BLUE & RT YELLOW ELEVATOR SERVOS. PASSED OPS CHECKS. ACFT FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT. ACFT RETURNED. FOUND ACTUATOR S/N 0587, OUT OF RIG. R&I NEW THS ACTUATOR S/N 0075. OPS TEST FAILED, OUT OF RIG. REMOVED THS ACTUATOR S/N 0075 & INSTALLED NEW THS ACTUATOR, OPS TEST PASSED. FOUND BEARINGS & ROD ENDS WORN, INCLUDING LT BLUE ELEV SERVO, LT GREEN ELEV SERVO. ROD ENDS & BEARINGS REPLACED. ACFT PASSED FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT. ACTUATOR P/N 47145-121, S/N 0587.

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