What was found
RUDDER RANDOMLY AND BRIEFLY KICKS RIGHT YAWING THE AIRCRAFT NOTICEABLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR SERVO NR 1. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY CAT 3 AUTOLAND TEST IAW AMM 27-97-00-710-001.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2012
- Submitted
- August 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N749US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1313
- Aircraft time
- 32,397 hours, 20,992 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- SC47005
- Part serial
- 5161
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 3,125 hours, 2,276 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.