# SDR USAA2012060400002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 31, 2012
- Submitted: June 4, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N827AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827AW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-132
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-132](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1547
- Aircraft time: 37,911 hours, 15,480 cycles
- System (JASC): [2720 · Rudder Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2720)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012060400002

## Discrepancy

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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