Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 5, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301NV
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
2319
Aircraft time
32,076 hours, 20,238 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB OUT & CRUISE WITH AUTO PILOT ON THE ACFT DID NOT SEEM TO TRIM OUT RUDDER. ONCE DESCENDING THE AUTO PILOT DUE TO SIDE SLIP CONDITION WE WERE ABLE TO TRIM OUT THE RUDDER. IT TOOK MORE THAN 2 FULL UNITS TO THE RT TO CTR IT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE REST OF THE FLIGHT WITH AUTO PILOT ON AGAIN IT SLOWLY DECREASED THE RUDDER INPUT DOWN APPROX 1 UNIT TO THE RT WHICH PUT THE ACFT BACK INTO A SIDE SLIP CONDITION. FOUND RUDDER 2 DEGREES LT OF CTR WITH RUDDER TRIM AT 0 DEGREES. CENTERED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-22-51. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW WO 247917.

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