Service difficulty report · Rudder · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 2, 2007
Submitted
April 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3039
Aircraft time
496 hours, 163 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 727, JFK-BQN, ON CLIMBOUT IN STRAIGHT FLIGHT THE A/C HAD TO HOLD 5 DEGREES LEFT BANK TO MAINTAIN HEADING. SAME ON AUTOPILOT OR HAND FLYING. AFTER 20 MINUTES AND SLOWING DOWN AUTOPILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY WINGS LEVEL BY TRIMMING L 3.3 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO JFK, RE-INDEXED ELECTRIC ZERO "0" ON RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR (10CC) IAW AMM 27-22-51-04. ALL INDICATIONS ARE NOW NORMAL, FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE.

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