Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 9, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
31,429 hours, 13,871 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
C247360001
Part serial
M060
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
46,942 hours, 21,201 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PHX - LANDING GEAR - DURING TAXI OUT AND START UP OF NUMBER TWO ENGINE, NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL, 6GC, IAW AIRBUS MM 32-51-51-04. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. VENDOR CONFIRMED FAILURE. EXCESSIVE CURRENT WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN HYDRAULIC BALANCE. ALSO FOUND THE SERVO VALVE, SENSOR OUTPUT VOLTAGE EXCEEDING THE MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS. UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW OHM 32-57-01 REV.8. ALSO COMPLIED WITH SERVICE BULLETINS C24736-32-3173, C24736-32-3174 AND C24736-32-3193. UNIT WAS ALSO MODIFIED PER AMERICA WEST EO 3251-01001.

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