Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
March 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
68,420 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Actuator
Part number
SC47003
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Damper
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GREEN HYDRAULIC FAILURE MESSAGE AT THE TOP OF DESCENT TO RUNWAY. AS A PRECAUTION, THE FLIGHT CREW DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND CFR WERE ON STANDBY. AFTER LANDING, THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY CFR ON THE RUNWAY WITH NIL ADVERSE RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS TAXIIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND FOLLOWED BY CFR. AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE, THERE WAS HYDRAULIC FLUID OBSERVED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE APU AREA AND THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OFFLINE BY MAINTENENCE. THERE WAS NOT ADVERSE PASSENGER REACTION. FOUND LT YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR LEAK. REPLACED LT YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR IAW AMM27-26-51PB401. REFILLED GREEN HYD RESERVOIR. INDICATOR CHECK CARRIED OUT, REPLACED ELAC 1 IAW AMM 27-93-34. OP TEST OF ELAC 1 CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 27-93-00-710-001-A. LAND CAT III, OPS TEST CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 22-97-00-710-001-A. CRITICAL SYSTEM CHECK CARRIED OUT ON LAND CAT III TEST INDEPENDENT CHECK CARRIED OUT ON INSTALLATION AND FUNCTION OF ELAC 1 BY B64639.

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