Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
December 4, 2019
Submitted
December 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
3538
Aircraft time
4,319,525 hours, 17,038 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fitting
Condition
Worn
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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 CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO LIM DUE TO HIGH VIBRATION DURING CLIMB BETWEEN FL 050 AND FL 270 . SPEED BETWEEN 200-300 KTS. VIBRATION MODERATE FELT IN ALL THE AIRCRAFT. AT LIM STATION PERFOMED T/S PROCEDURE IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-801-A AND TSM 27-10-00-810-840 TYPE 4 AILERON VIBRATION AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS, PERFORMED TSM 53-35-00-810-801,TYPE 9 BELLY FAIRING PANELS 191AT/192AT/191BT/192BT OK NORMAL, PERFORMED AMM 27-20-0-810-802-A, F/CTL AIL SERVO FAULT AS PER TSM 27-10-00-810-804-A REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON SERVO CONTROL (33CE3) LH BLUE,PERFORMED IAW AMM 27-14-51, ADJUSTMENT WAS DONE IAW AMM 27-14-00-820-001-A OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AIL AND HYDRAULIC ACTUATION PERFORMED OK NORMAL. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER HINGE LINE FITTINGS 1 TO 7 FOR WEAR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 55-36-41 THE HINGE FITTING FROM THE RUDDER BEARING 1 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 55-36-41 THE HINGE FITTING FROM THE RUDDER BEARING 2 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 55-36-41 THE RUDDER HINGE FITTING 3 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 55-36-41 THE HINGE FITTING 4 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 55-36-41 THE RUDDER HINGE FITTING 5 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 55-36-41 THE RUDDER HINGE FITTING 7 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. PERFOMED FLIGHT CONTROLS SURFACES CHECK OK NORMAL. FLIGHT TEST PERFORMED OK NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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