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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-222 · Wichita, KS · September 8, 1996

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Date
September 8, 1996 · 12:31 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N9063U
Reported as
Boeing 737222
People aboard
56
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,930 total519 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N9063URegistration cancelled May 12, 1999 · Boeing 737-222S/N 19944Airframe modelBoeing 737-222

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: united airlines flight #514, Boeing 737, enroute from Wichita, Kansas to chicago, Illinois, returned to Wichita due to yaw damper problems. The aircraft landed without further incident. Corrective action: replaced the yaw damper coupler and accomplished main landing gears strut extension check. Both gears found within limits. Taxi aircraft and checked for dragging brakes. Also checked nose steering for pulling during taxi. Taxi check was o.k. inspected yaw damper coupler bench plug for possible blue water contamination. No damage found in bench plug with blue water contamination. The aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #514, BOEING 737, ENROUTE FROM WICHITA, KANSAS TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, RETURNED TO WICHITA DUE TO YAW DAMPER PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED THE YAW DAMPER COUPLER AND ACCOMPLISHED MAIN LANDING GEARS STRUT EXTENSION CHECK. BOTH GEARS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. TAXI AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR DRAGGING BRAKES. ALSO CHECKED NOSE STEERING FOR PULLING DURING TAXI. TAXI CHECK WAS O.K. INSPECTED YAW DAMPER COUPLER BENCH PLUG FOR POSSIBLE BLUE WATER CONTAMINATION. NO DAMAGE FOUND IN BENCH PLUG WITH BLUE WATER CONTAMINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.