Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 1, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
60,127 hours, 22,776 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo
Part number
C247360013
Part serial
14
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, FLT HAD NOSE GEAR STEERING ECAM PRIOR TO LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. REPLACED 6GC NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL. AIDS CALL UP PARAMETERS MATCH AND BACK TO CENTER GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED TAXI TEST. ALL NORMAL. NO MESSAGES. NWS PULLS TO RIGHT. IF NO WIRING ISSUES FOUND, REPLACE SENSOR 4GC. CHECK CHARGE PRESSURE OF NLG SHOCK STRUT. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NWS SENSOR 3GC AND 4GC. CHECKED NOSE STRUT CHARGE PRESSURE. ALL CHECKS WITHIN NOMINAL LIMITS.

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