Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2017
Submitted
September 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2814
Aircraft time
45,830 hours, 15,960 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
31075840
Part serial
8966
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
54,782 hours, 19,202 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 36, RETURN TO FIELD. CLIMBING OUT OF FL 180, FELT INCREASING VIBRATIONS FROM THE REAR OF THE PLANE. THE INFLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED MAJOR VIBRATIONS MORE APPARENT AT THE REAR, COMING FROM THE FLOOR OR BENEATH THE FLOOR. WE STOPPED CLIMB FL 220 & SLOWED TO 220 KTS. VIBRATIONS WERE LESS BUT STILL APPARENT. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE VIBRATIONS. TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-801-A. FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR YELLOW SERVO CONTROL WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY, MEASUREMENT OUT OF LIMITS AND LEAKING HYD FLUID. R & R YELLOW THE RT ELEVATOR CONTROL SERVO IAW AMM 27-34-51-400-001-A. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NO DEFECT NOTED.

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