Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
February 25, 2019
Submitted
March 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
3042
Aircraft time
43,036 hours, 17,524 cycles
Part
Servo Control
Part number
810A000005
Part serial
10907
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Rudder
Part time
43,044 hours, 17,524 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT LRC638 FROM SAL TO CUN THE PILOT REPORTED AIRFRAME VIBRATION AND RETURNED TO SAL FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED: 1)"STRONG VIBRATION DURING CLIMB AND LEVEL FLIGHT", FOR THIS REPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FAULT ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM 27-20-00-810-802-A AND REPLACED THE RUDDER SERVO CONTROL (3025GM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 27-24-51-000-001-A AND 27-24-51-400-001-A, OPERATIONAL TESTED AS INDICATED IN SUCH AMM REFERENCE WITH NORMAL RESULTS 2)"NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING" FOR THIS REPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED ANALYSIS OF LOAD REPORT AT LANDING, GW 60472 KG, VRTA 1.359 G, FOR THOSE PARAMETERS IS NOT REQUIRED TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS FOR HARD/OVERWEIGHT LANDING. AFTER THOSE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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