Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 23, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1128
Aircraft time
44,192 hours, 16,795 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Actuator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

REPLACE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR DUE TO HISTORY OF RESETS, REPLACE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. THE PTA IS MOUNTED ON THE BACK OF THE TRIMMABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SCREWJACK AND IS AN LRU. REPLACED PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR TO THE THS ACTUATOR PER MM27-44-57. FAILED TEST, ECAM MESSAGES F-CTL ELAC 2 PITCH FAULT AND F-CTL STABILIZER JAM WERE DISPLAYED.

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