Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 10, 2012
Submitted
August 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1547
Part
Yaw Damper
Part number
SC47005
Part serial
1860
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Part time
33,971 hours, 14,430 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL IN PHX THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FAST BUT MOMENTARY UNCOMMANDED RUDDER MOVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 115 KTS. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS A NOSE RIGHT MOVEMENT. PER LOG PAGE 4854424, REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT YAW DAMPER. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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