Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2312
Aircraft time
22,330 hours, 8,030 cycles
Part
Servo Control
Part number
C247360013
Part serial
H1080
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
34,936 hours, 14,772 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 685 PHX-EWR - RTO - CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX 90 KTS AIRCRAFT AGGRESSIVELY YAWED TO THE LEFT. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. NO BRAKE OR STEERING ISSUES DURING ABORT OR TAXI IN & ALL BRAKE TEMPS INDICATED NORMAL. NO WINDSHEAR OR GUST REPORTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL 6GC IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-51-51. ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT.

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