Service difficulty report · Rudder · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
February 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1586
Aircraft time
33,796 hours, 14,879 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Rudder
Part number
D5447102500
Part serial
0959
Condition
Faulty
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING VACUUM LOSS INSPECTION (DONE BY AIRBUS) IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO APPLY VACUUM TO ONE OF THE INSP HOLES. CHECKS ACP ON PTT SEQUENCE 7962015. REF CF9015 REMOVED RUDDER. NEED TO INSTALL NEW RUDDER. INSTALLED HINGE BOLTS ONLY. BOLTS NOT TORQUED. ACP'D VACUUM CHECK PER AVO 1158 OF NEWLY DRILLED HOLES PER AVO 1158 FIGURE 4. BOTH LWR HOLES FAILED VACUUM LOSS TEST. UPR TWO HOLES OK. ALSO ACP'D THEROMOGRAPHY TEST PER NTM51-10-25, NO WATER FOUND. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE RUDDER ASSY. (OFF P/N D544-71025-00, SN 0959). (ON P/N MR55412-3). INSTALLATION TO BE COMPLETED ON SMC4. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF RUDDER UP TO MM. NEED TO ACCOMPLISH RIG AND OP CHECKS.

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