Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
October 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2031
Aircraft time
30,470 hours, 10,744 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
31075440
Part serial
8390
Condition
Vibration
Part time
30,477 hours, 10,744 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 314 FLL-IAD, AIR RETURN TO FLL, ON CLIMBOUT INCREASING THROUGH 290 KTS, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WAS NOTED IN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT VIB SURVEY SHOWED ELEVATORS AS SOURCE. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 27-34-00 AND FOUND RT INBOARD YELLOW ACTR AT 8.16 MM - OUT OF LIMITS. RT OUTBOARD ACTR AT 6 MM. LT INBOARD GREEN ACTR AT 6MM AND LT OUTBOARD BLUE ACTR AT 2.39 MM. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT INBOARD YELLOW SERVO CTL ACTR PER AMM 27-34-51, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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