Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 8, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1211
Aircraft time
39,163 hours, 15,657 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Actuator
Part number
31075270
Part serial
395
Condition
Leaking
Location
Yaw Damper
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITH PACKS ON, BURNING OIL SMELL IN CABIN. PER TAXI CREW, SMELL IS PRESENT WITH APU SUPPLYING AIR. OPENED APU COMPT DOORS AND FOUND A LARGE VOLUME OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE APU INTAKE DUCT. FOUND EVIDENCE OF HYD FLUID LEAK INTO LOWER RUDDER COMPT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM RT YAW DAMPER BUT CANNOT TURN ON HYD TO VERIFY BECAUSE OF CONCURRENT MAINTENANCE. REPLACED RT YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR 3CC2, REF AMIS ITEM 1632014. CLEANED RESIDUAL HYD FLUID FROM VERT STAB COMPARTMENT AND LOWER FUSELAGE.

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