Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
March 19, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
690
Aircraft time
46,912 hours, 18,533 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Computer
Part number
B397BAM0513
Part serial
229
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SUDDEN RUDDER MOVEMENT WITH YAW. WHILE TRYING TO CHECK RUDDER OPS USING SINGLE HYD, IT APPEARS THAT THE RUDDER IS OUT OF NEUTRAL. FOUND RUDDER NEUTRAL POSITION REFERENCE TRIANGLE TOO FAR AFT OF POINTER TO BE USED FOR RUDDER NEUTRAL POSITION VERIFICATION. REPLACED REFERENCE TRIANGLE FOR THE RUDDER. HOIST POINT NYLON PLUGS ALLENS ARE STRIPPED OUT AND UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. REPLACED NYLON PLUGS. ALL RESISTANCE AND INSULATION CHECKS OKAY. REPLACED FAC. DURING CHECK OF RUDDER RIG, FOUND TRIM ACTUATOR OUT OF RIG BY .7R UNITS OF TRIM. NEW RUD TRIM ACT INSTALLED. SEALED BONDING WIRES AND ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK OF NEW TRIM ACTUATOR. CLOSED ALL PANELS. NON-RII, VERIFIED SEALANT AND OPS TEST.

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