Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 18, 2008
Submitted
January 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1915
Aircraft time
20,841 hours, 7,420 cycles
Part
Servo Control
Part number
810A000005
Part serial
07441
Condition
Excess Play
Location
Rudder Sys
Part time
20,841 hours, 7,420 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 501, EWR-FLL, ON DESCENT LATERAL VIBRATION FELT IN COCKPIT, APPLICATION OF RUDDER INPUT CAUSED VIBRATION TO CEASE. VIBRATION FELT FROM 340 TO -100. ACCOMPLISHED AMM TASK 05-50-00-02 (AIRFRAME VIBRATION SURVEY) FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY ON RUDDER TRAILING EDGE PLAY CHECK, FOUND GREEN SYSTEM RUDDER SERVO WITH 14MM OF PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN SYS RUDDER SERVO CONTROL (1025GM) IAW 27-24-51, OPS CHECK NORM, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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