Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 12, 2016
Submitted
July 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4851
Aircraft time
17,505 hours, 5,255 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
31075840
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

REPORTED AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME DURING THE FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK AFTER PUSH BACK AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. LOCAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR EVALUATED AND THE CONFIRMED THE CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR. TECHS WERE DISPATCHED TO AID IN TROUBLESHOOTING. THE VIBRATION WAS ISOLATED TO THE RT ELEVATOR DURING SLOW APPLICATION OF NOSE DOWN COMMAND, NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED DURING NORMAL INPUT RATE AND NO REPORTS OF INFLIGHT VIBRATION. THE BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ELEVATOR SERVO WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND DEEMED SAFE FOR FLIGHT AND MAINTENANCE FERRIED FOR CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING. TECH REPLACED THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ELEVATOR SERVO IAW AMM 27-34-51 AND ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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