Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 26, 2017
Submitted
September 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5677
Aircraft time
18,976 hours, 5,649 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
31073110
Part serial
23346
Condition
Failed
Location
Ailerons
Part time
18,976 hours, 5,649 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

LIGHT AIRFRAME VIBRATION DURING CLIMB, FL190 TO FL230. FELT IN COCKPIT ONLY. STOPPED IN TURN, STARTED AGAIN AT WINGS LEVEL. SIMILAR ON DESCENT. DIVERTED, PERFORMED AN OPS TEST OF AILERON DAMPING IAW 27-10-00-810-828-A. DURING TEST FOUND LEFT AILERON SERVO GREEN HYD SYS AT FAULT. SERVO SHUDDERS AT END OF TRAVEL AND MID TRAVEL CAUSING MED TO HIGH FREQ VIBRATIONS.

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