Service difficulty report · Transducer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 14, 2014
Submitted
January 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2336
Aircraft time
37,201 hours, 13,198 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
322000M02
Part serial
4958
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Part time
37,208 hours, 13,198 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, EXPERIENCED A STRONG YAW, AXIS INPUTS WITH AND WITHOUT AUTOPILOT ON AND BOTH AUTOPILOTS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ACFT RETURNED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF RUDDER AND RUDDER COMPONENTS; NO DEFECTS NOTED. LEAKS NOTED OR EXCESSIVE PLAY IN RUDDER NOTED. R & R RUDDER POSITION TRANSDUCER UNIT. ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL, R & R ELAC 1, REF L/P 1387674, ITEM NR 1 AND R & R FAC 1, REF L/P 1387674, ITEM NR 2 AS PRECAUTIONARY MX. NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK.

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