What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) The flight crew stated that they were enroute from Washington national airport (dca) to logan international airport (bos). The flight crew diverted and landed at Philadelphia International Airport (phl) on runway 27L due to a rudder problem. The flight crew also stated that approximately, twenty-three minutes into flight during climb the aircraft experienced uncommanded yaw to the left. Followed by oscillation to the right and left of 10 degrees. This occurred with autopilot in the on and off positions. The flight crew followed all precautionary procedures for uncommanded yaw. The flight crew landed the aircraft safely with 7 degrees left rudder trim, rudder power control in the manual position, and the autopilot rudder servo in the off position. There were no injury to the passengers or flight crew personnel during landing. Us airways maintenance personnel inspected flight controls and found no faults. Maintenance personnel decided to remove and replace the yaw damper actuators. The system was adjusted and tested on the ground by maintenance personnel, system ops checked and tested good. The flight crew was tasked to functional check the yaw damper system. The yaw damper system met the requirements for cat ii status and the functional check was satisfactory. The aircraft has been returned to service. The us airways ppm and the NTSB have been contacted concerning the above matter. This case is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT THEY WERE ENROUTE FROM WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA) TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS). THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL) ON RUNWAY 27L DUE TO A RUDDER PROBLEM. THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY, TWENTY-THREE MINUTES INTO FLIGHT DURING CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED YAW TO THE LEFT. FOLLOWED BY OSCILLATION TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT OF 10 DEGREES. THIS OCCURRED WITH AUTOPILOT IN THE ON AND OFF POSITIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED ALL PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES FOR UNCOMMANDED YAW. THE FLIGHT CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH 7 DEGREES LEFT RUDDER TRIM, RUDDER POWER CONTROL IN THE MANUAL POSITION, AND THE AUTOPILOT RUDDER SERVO IN THE OFF POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT CREW PERSONNEL DURING LANDING. US AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FOUND NO FAULTS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DECIDED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE YAW DAMPER ACTUATORS. THE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED AND TESTED ON THE GROUND BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED AND TESTED GOOD. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS TASKED TO FUNCTIONAL CHECK THE YAW DAMPER SYSTEM. THE YAW DAMPER SYSTEM MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAT II STATUS AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE US AIRWAYS PPM AND THE NTSB HAVE BEEN CONTACTED CONCERNING THE ABOVE MATTER. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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