What was found
RETURN TO FIELD, CREW REPORTED RUDDER FLUTTER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MX REPLACED THE GREEN, YELLOW AND BLUE RUDDER SERVO CONTROLS DUE TO FAILURE OF RUDDER FREE PLAY CHECKS. (K)
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2009
- Submitted
- September 4, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N637AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320231
- Aircraft serial
- 099
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 810A000005
- Part serial
- 02995
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 40,369 hours, 16,350 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.