Service difficulty report · Feel Unit · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 11, 2013
Submitted
October 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1281
Aircraft time
45,677 hours, 18,762 cycles
Part
Feel Unit
Part number
D2727040001251
Part serial
HF89
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder Sys
Part time
77,003 hours, 34,618 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT, RUDDER PEDALS AND RUDDER LOCKED AND WERE FROZEN IN PLACE. AUTOPILOT WAS OFF AND LANDING IN CROSSWIND. WITH A LOUD SNAP RUDDER AND PEDALS WERE FREED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE F/O PEDAL ADJUST WAS BEYOND THE MAX 12 AND RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THE SNAP. TROUBLESHOT, REPLACED ARTIFICIAL FEEL UNIT IAW AMM 27-23-41-400-001A. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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