Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 22, 2005
Submitted
September 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
565
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Servo Control
Stage of operation
CR
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

DEPARTING PHX, EN ROUTE TO SAN, CREW REPORTED DURING LEVEL OFF GOING THROUGH 330 KTS IAS AT 220K FT MSL AIRPLANE SHOOK ON LONG AXIS AT ABOUT 4-10 CYCLES PER SECOND SHAKING STOPPED BELOW 300KTS IAS. AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN SAN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOT IAW AIRBUS 320 TROUBLE SHOOTING MANUAL 27-34-00-200 AND 05-50-00-810-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT INBOARD, YELLOW, ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROL PER AIRBUS 320 MM 27-34-51-000-001 AND 27-34-51-400-001. VENDOR CONFIRMED FAILURE. FOUND EXCESSIVE OSCILLATING, AND BOTH SPHERICAL BEARINGS FLATTENED OUT. ALSO FOUND INSULATION RESISTANCE TO LOW. UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW CMM 27-34-52 REV.9.

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