Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
May 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
44,278 hours, 17,968 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Actuator
Part number
61374
Part serial
90
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder Trimm
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 RUDDER TRIM INOPERATIVE. ACTUATOR CHANGED, BAD FROM STOCK. RUDDER DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO POSITION WHEN TRIM RESET BUTTON PRESSED. REMOVED ACTUATOR MOUNT BOLTS AND GROUND STRAP MOUNT BOLT. NEW ACTUATOR ON AOG Z4932. RUDDER REQUIRES ABOUT 4.3 RT TRIM TO LINE UP WITH TRIANGLE ON TAILCONE. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR PER MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK OKAY BUT STILL HAS AUTOFLT RUDDER TRIM 2 MESSAGE. PER TSM REPLACED RELAY RUD-TRIM2 (7CC2). RUDDER TRIM SYSTEM TEST NORMAL PER MM. NO MSG PRESENT.

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