Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 20, 2024
Submitted
July 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03488
Aircraft time
59,933 hours, 20,967 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

FLT#1265, MCO-STI. (ACFT DIVERTED TO PLS) ACFT AGGRESSIVELY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY YAW TO THE LT IN CALM AIR DURING CRUISE & DESCENT WITH BOTH AUTOPILOTS AS WELL AS AUTO PILOT OFF. YAW ESTIMATED 5 DEGREES WITH A FREQUENCY OF EVERY 10- 15 SECONDS. HYDS PAGE NORMAL RANGE. FLT CONTROL PAGE SHOWED RUDDER YAW TO LT AS WELL TRIM SHOWED L 0.4 THROUGHOUT ALL YAWING DURING TO ABNORMALITY. REDUCING SPEED HELPED DECREASE AGGRESSIVENESS OF YAW BUT STILL CONTINUED, REF TSI 554632. R & R OF YAW DAMPER #1 (13C1). R & R YAW DAMPER #1 IAW AMM 27-26-51. OPS LEAK AND RIGGING CHECK GOOD. FOUND NO DEFLECTION COMING FROM RUDDER. RUDDER ALIGNED TO TRUE CENTER. NO FURTHER ACTION REQ. A/C OKAY FOR SVC.

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