Service difficulty report · Feel Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 4, 2019
Submitted
November 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
955
Aircraft time
66,321 hours, 27,526 cycles
Part
Feel Unit
Part number
DV84567015
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTO FLT RUD TRV LIM SYS ECAM. 1ST RESET FAIL2ND RESET SUCCESS.R ETURN CREW REPORTS, ON CLIMB OUT SLIGHT TURB GOT A AUTO FLT TRV SYS FAULT. THEY ACCOMPLISHED QRH FAC 1 SYSTEM RESET. TRV LIM SYS 1 RTN TO NORMAL. ONLY FAULT PRESANT THEN WAS AUTO LIM SYS2 FAULT. POST FLT SHOWES FAC1/2 RTL ACTR 4CC FAULTED. SAME FAULT OCCURED THEY DID NOT ACCOMPLISH A FAC 2 SYSTEM RESET. A/C RTN TO FIELD. FROM LCQ TO ORD. SECOND FAULT. TROUBLESHOT REF TSM 22-61-00-803 & 804 ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL FLT RUD TRV LIM 1 FAULT ON ECAM. NEEDS LIMITATION UNIT-RUDDER TEST OF RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITING FUNCTION. TEST FAILS WITH AUTO TRAVEL 4CC. STARTED REMOVAL OF RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITATION UNIT 4CC,AMM TASK 27-23-51-000-001-A,COMPLETED TO STEP E,CONTINUE AT STEP F. REF AMM 27-23-51-400-001-A, REPLACED RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITATION UNIT. OPERATION TEST PASS, NO FAULTS. REF TSM 22-61-00-810-803-A STEP 4 TEST PASS, NO FAULTS. REF AMM 22-97-00-710-001-A, LAND CAT 3 CAPABILITY TEST PASS, NO FAULTS. FULL AUTOLAND CAPABILITY MAINTAINED. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1931047 SN OFF 0721 UNIT, ARTIFICIA OFF 31-2720-9-9001 0721 ON 31-2720-9-9001 1810

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