What was found
FLT 128 PHX - MKE - EMERGENCY LANDING - CREW REPORTED RUDDER FLUTTER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PHX. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GREEN, YELLOW & BLUE RUDDER SERVO CONTROLS DUE TO FAILURE OF RUDDER FREE PLAY CHECKS.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2009
- Submitted
- July 21, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N637AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320231
- Aircraft serial
- 99
- Aircraft time
- 62,049 hours, 27,519 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 810A000005
- Part serial
- 1674
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 36,646 hours, 15,119 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.