Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 20, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2314
Aircraft time
25,120 hours, 8,799 cycles
Part
Servo Control
Part number
31075440
Part serial
12607
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Elevator
Part time
9,081 hours, 3,221 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 1797 FLL-SDQ, AIR RETURN TO FLL - DURING CLIMBOUT OF 27,000 FEET EXPERIENCED EXTREME AIRFRAME VIBRATION. AUTO PILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED OUT. VIBRATION STOPPED MOMENTARILY, THEN RESUMED WHEN CLIMB INITIATED. PERFORMED CHECK OF ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROLS REF AMM 27-34-00 AND FOUND RT ELEVATOR YELLOW SERVO CONTROL OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT YELLOW ELEVATOR SERVO IAW AMM 27-34-51. OPS AND LEAK CHECK OK.

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