# SDR FDEA202403010225

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 1, 2024
- Submitted: March 1, 2024
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N671FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N671FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 778
- Aircraft time: 35,851 hours, 20,052 cycles
- System (JASC): [2730 · Elevator Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2730)
- Part: Feel Unit
- Part number: UNKNOWN
- Condition: Faulted
- Location: Elevators
- Stage of operation: LD
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202403010225

## Discrepancy

ON LANDING AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR CONTROLS ARE VERY  HEAVY TO PULL AFT. CONTROL WILL NOT RETURN TO  NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT PUSHING IT INTO PLACE ON  GROUND.     INSTALLED PUSH-PULL TOOL ON PILOT'S YOKE AND  CHECKED ELEVATOR OPS LOAD PER A300-600 AMM  27-33-00-05 PARA.4.  FOUND FWD & AFT LOAD HIGH.  CHECKED ELEVATOR LOAD PER TSM 27-31-00 F.101;  AT  BLOCK 8 WITH ONLY FEEL UNIT CONNECTED, FOUND LOAD  REDUCED BUT STILL HIGH.  TSM RECOMMENDS REPLACE ARTIFICIAL FEEL UNIT.  AMM: 27-33-11-04  REMOVED ONLY,  ARTIFICIAL FEEL UNIT (274511).  AMM 27-33-11-04.  UP TO AND INCLUDING  STEP 3.B. (3)(G).   DUST  COVER AND COVER FRAME ABOVE ARTIFICIAL FEEL UNIT HAS  BEEN REMOVED TO  FACILITATE REMOVAL OF UNIT.

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