Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1409
Aircraft time
33,571 hours, 14,466 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo
Part number
31075270
Part serial
3426991
Condition
Faulty
Location
Elevator
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS VIBRATION IN BACK OF ACFT STRONG. CLIMBING BETWEEN 24000 & 36000 FT, SPEED 300 KTS PITCH SET AT 4 DEG NOSE UP, VIB FELT IN FWD & AFT, LOWERING NOSE TO 3 DEG PITCH UP DECREASED VIB. REPLACED LEFT BLUE AND GREEN ELEV SERVO CONTROL EYE ENDS PER MT. BLUE MEASURES 0.296 AND GREEN MEASURES 0.277 AFTER REPLACEMENT. REPLACED RT BLUE SERVO CONTROL ROD END PER MT. RT BLUE MEASURES 0.277 AND YELLOW MEASURES 0.286 PER MT. IF MEASURMENTS ARE GREATER THAN 0.246 AFTER REPLACEMENT SERVO CONTROL'S MUST BE REPLACED. REPLACED RB AND RY PER MM. ROD ENDS AND RIG STILL NEED ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED AND RIGGED BOTH RIGHT ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROLS.

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