Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 6, 2022
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
702
Aircraft time
78,392 hours, 32,173 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
DV84567015
Part serial
731
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

RUD TRVL LIMITER CAUTNIFLIGHT. RAN ECAM. DIDNOT RESOLVE. RUDDER A CTED NORMAL ON LNDING FLT CREW REPORTED ''RUD TRV LIM SYS'' FAULT. CYCLED FAC1&2 TWICE, NO HELP. LOCKED FOR POSITIVE FIX. PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY COMING . INTO SFO. CANNOT JUST TEST AND SIGN OFF, SUGGEST REPLACING 4CC AGAIN ACPD IDT INSPECTION FOR INTERFACE OF LIMITER AND STRUCTURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER LIMITER UNIT REF AMM VERIFIED PROPER PN AND EFFECTIVITY OF PART PER IPC AND TASK 27-23-51-000-001 & 27-23-51-400-001. 27-23-51-400-001-A. ADD EMP:340838 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1130714 SN OFF 0731 UNIT, ARTIFICIA OFF 31-2720-9-9001 0731 ON 31-2720-9-9001 1616 PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE RUDDER-TRAVEL LIMITING FUNCTION REF AMM 22-61-00-710-001-A OPS CHECK OK. INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF RUDDER LIMITER AND SAFETY / SECURITY AND 3 EACH RIG PINS WERE REMOVED.

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