Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 31, 2016
Submitted
January 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3416
Aircraft time
36,335 hours, 12,448 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
5000C5042
Part serial
4967
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
8,693 hours, 3,112 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLT 368, PUJ-JFK, DIVERTED TO SJU. EMERGENCY DECLARED. CLIMBING THROUGH 310 AT MACH .76 VERY STRONG VIBRATIONS WERE FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. SLOWED DOWN TO MACH .72 AND VIBRATION DISAPPEARED. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00-810-801 (VIBES). R & R RT B ELEV SERVO (34CE4), R & R EYE END ASSY, R & R SERVO VALVE IAW AMM 27-34-51. OPS CHECK PERFORMED. OPS CHECK PASSED. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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