SDR YENA200529

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 29, 2005
Submitted
May 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2231
Aircraft time
3,770 hours, 1,270 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
31073110
Part serial
9230
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ailerons
Part time
3,770 hours, 1,270 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WING FLUTTER ON CLIMB-OUT PASSING 6000 FT STEADY 250KIAS WHILE TURNING. NO ABNORMAL YAW, NO ABNORMAL INDICATION ON FLIGHT CONTROL ECAM PAGE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATION ON HYD ECAM PAGE. ONSET OF FLUTTER WAS FASTER AT HIGHER SPEED. MAX SPEED WAS 307, MAX ALTITUDE WAS FL 240. FLUTTER IN TURN (ROLL IN / ROLL OUT) CONTINUED THROUGH OUT THE FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. TECHNICIANS DUPLICATED FAULT WITH RT GREEN AILERON SERVO ACTUATOR FLUCTUATING DURING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN SYSTEM RT AILERON SERVO ACTUATOR (FIN 33CE2) IAW AMM 27-14-51. NO LEAKS NOTED, OPERATION TEST NORMAL IAW MM 27-14-00.

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