Service difficulty report · Limiter · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 31, 2012
Submitted
June 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1547
Aircraft time
37,911 hours, 15,480 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
DV84567015
Part serial
129
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Part time
70,866 hours, 30,763 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER SYSTEM FAULT 1 AND 2 WHILE EN ROUTE TO STL. DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING. CREW WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SYSTEM PRIOR TO LANDING. DUE TO HISTORY ON THE RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER SYSTEM, REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER UNIT PER AMM 27-23-51-001-001-A. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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