A-320 CREW HAD A SHARP YAW AS THE ACFT ROTATED ON TKOF. THE ACFT HAD CHRONIC MAINT PROBS WITH RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER FAILURES.

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FO WAS MAKING TKOF; FLAPS 3 DEG FLEX; CALM WINDS; NO PRECEDING TFC OF CONSEQUENCE (C172 TOOK OFF AHEAD OF US). RWY WAS SMOOTH. I CALLED V1; VR; V2 -- NORMAL ROTATION TECHNIQUE USED BY FO. AS NOSEWHEEL LEFT THE GND; A SHARP LATERAL MOVEMENT (YAW) WAS FELT. MY EYES WHICH HAD BEEN OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT INSTINCTIVELY WENT TO THE ENG INSTS AS IT FELT TO ME AS IF WE HAD LOST AN ENG. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND MATCHED WITH EACH OTHER. COPLT HANDLED THE YAW AND CONTINUED TO TAKE OFF AND CLB. WE CONFERRED ON WHAT HAPPENED AND DECIDED IT WAS AN UNCOMMANDED YAW; ORIGIN UNCERTAIN; BUT UNLIKELY TO BE OF EXTERNAL ORIGIN. I CALLED PURSER AND SHE SAID SHE FELT A SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT WHICH APPARENTLY CAUSED HER SOME CONCERN; EVEN ALARM. I CALLED ACR AND PATCHED IN MAINT AND RPTED ISSUE IN LIGHT OF NUMEROUS GRIPES ON RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER FAILURES. WE REACHED CONCENSUS THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO RETURN TO SMF AND THAT IN LIGHT OF NO REPEAT OF EVENT WE WERE OK TO CONTINUE. REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON LNDG WHICH IMMEDIATELY SELF CORRECTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 585346: DURING TKOF AND WHILE ROTATING; THE ACFT YAWED SHARPLY. I COUNTERED WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER AND CONTINUED THE TKOF. THE CAPT AND I DETERMINED THAT ALL ENG AND ECAM INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL; HOWEVER; WE CONFERRED WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE CONTINUE TO DEST. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.