Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1865
Aircraft time
28,428 hours, 12,646 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo
Condition
Vibration
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
NR
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 FELT IN AFT GALLEY. WENT AWAY W- RUDDER APPLICATION. REPORT FORM COMPLETED. SAMC TEXT: REFERENCE TSM FOR RUDDER TRAILING EDGE PLAY CHECKS. REPLACED ALL THREE RUDDER SERVO CONTROL ROD ENDS. PLAY BEFORE REPLACEMENT: Y=15MM, B=17MM, G=19MM. PLAY AFTER REPLACEMENT WAS 9MM & ALL THREE SERVO CONTROLS.

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