Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 19, 2018
Submitted
May 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2444
Aircraft time
44,297 hours, 19,623 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
DV84567015
Part serial
5354
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Part time
2,117 hours, 947 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FAILURE MESSAGE FOR THE AUTO FLT RUDDER TRV LIMIT SYS AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A FAULT ANALYSIS IAW TSM 22-61-00-810-803, REPLACED THE TRAVEL LIMITATION UNIT IAW AMM 27-23-51 PB401, PERFORMED AN OPS TEST OF THE RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITING FUNCTION IAW AMM 22-61-00-710-001-A AND AUTO FLIGHT TEST IAW AMM 22-96-00-710-001-A, BOTH TESTS WERE NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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