Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
February 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
702
Aircraft time
49,232 hours, 19,575 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Actuator
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CLIMB AND CRUISE, ACFT FLYS IN 1 DEGREE RT BANK. RUDDER TRIM AT L1.7 DEGREES. AUTOPILOT ON. RUDDER TRIM GRIPE AND MT 27-018 FOUND RUDDER NEUTRAL POSITION NOT ALIGNING WITH REFERENCE TRIANGLE. WITH ALL RIG PINS INSTALLED FOUND RUDDER NOT ALIGNED, INSTALLED A NEW REFERENCE TRIANGLE USING RUDDER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT TOOL PROCEDURE REF MM. FOUND RUDDER TRIM OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR PER MM, OPS CHECKED OKAY.

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