Service difficulty report · Pcu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 14, 2008
Submitted
February 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1915
Aircraft time
20,818 hours, 7,409 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
31075440
Part serial
5523
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Elevator
Part time
27,924 hours, 10,824 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

FLT 562, FLL-SWF, AIR RETURN TO FLL, AIRFRAME VIBRATION AT 300-320 KIAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL230. VIBRATION FADED AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED BELOW 230 KTS. ENG AND FLIGHT CONTROLS INDICATED NORMAL. PERFORMED TSM TASK 05-50-00-810-801. PER CREW INPUT VIBRATION REPORTING SHEET DECISION TABLE FOLLOWING TASK PERFORMED. PERFORMED ELEVATOR PCU CHECK PER MM 27-34-00-200-001, MEASUREMENTS. LT INBD-5.5MM, LT OTBD 6MM, RT INBD, 2MM, RT OTBD 4MM. PERFORMED RUDDER PCU CHECK PER AMM 27-24-00-200-001, BLUE- 6MM, YELLOW- 6.5MM, GREEN 7MM, REPLACED LT OTBD BLUE SYSTEM ELEVATOR PCU 34CE3 DUE ROD END OUT OF LIMITS PER AMM 27-34-51-04, OPS AND LEAK CHECK OK.

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