Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 3, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1680
Aircraft time
34,558 hours, 15,261 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo Control
Part number
31075270
Part serial
B17673396
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VIBRATION IN CLIMB, FLIGHT DIVERTED. REPLACED BOTH RIGHT ELEVATOR SERVOS. OPS NORMAL. REPLACED RT BLUE ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROL UNIT, NOISE IS STILL PRESENT AND FELT IN AFT CABIN. REPLACED RIGHT YELLOW SERVO CONTROL. THERE IS STILL HYD CHATTER. MAY BE NORMAL. AFTER REPLACMENT OF BOTH RT ELEVATOR SERVOS STILL HAVE HYDRAULIC CHATTER DURING SLOW ELEVATOR MOVEMENT. NR 2 ELAC CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKS FOR FREE PLAY, ALL WITHIN LIMITS. REPLACED BOTH RT ELEVATOR SERVOS. ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL.

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