Service difficulty report · Bushing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 10, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1845
Aircraft time
28,538 hours, 12,610 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bushing
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRFRAME VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT APPROX FL300. SEEMS ENG RELATED BUT NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS. ENG1 N1=1.1 N2=.6 ENG2 N1=.6 N2=.3 VIBRATION STRONGEST AT ROW 24 AND AFT. NO CHANGE WITH AIRSPEED BUT DECREASED WITH POWER REDUCTION AT TOP OF CLIMB. CREW REPORTS AS FLIGHT PROGRESSED, VIBRATION IS STILL HERE BUT MUCH LESS THAN EARLIER. F-O JUST WALKED BACK AND NOTICED VIBRATION BEING LATERAL IN MOTION-ROW 24 AND AFT. NO SEALS OR DAMAGE NOTED. REVIEWED VIBRATION REPORTING SHEET. DEFER PER MT53-005 FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. REPLACED NUMEROUS BUSHINGS IN THE RUDDER HINGE AND SERVO ACTUATORS, DUE TO WEAR. CREATED FOR TEST FLIGHT TO CONFIRM PROBLEM FIXED. TEST FLIGHT CONFIRMS PROBLEM IS FIXED.

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