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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-230 · Honolulu, HI · April 21, 2000

Date: April 21, 2000 · 06:45 local
Place: Honolulu, HI
Airport: Honolulu International Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TSAA
Aircraft: N818AL
Reported as: Boeing 737230
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,500 total7,100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N818ALRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2008 · Boeing 737-230S/N 22117 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBoeing 737-230

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilots reported during landing phase aircraft made an uncommanded yaw. Maintenance replaced the D295 connector. This is the airframe side connector for the yaw damper coupler. Maintenance reported that this connector showed signs of internal shorting due to contaminants caused by aliquid spill. The incident is related to previous occurence on this aircraft on April 13, 2000.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOTS REPORTED DURING LANDING PHASE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED YAW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE D295 CONNECTOR. THIS IS THE AIRFRAME SIDE CONNECTOR FOR THE YAW DAMPER COUPLER. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THIS CONNECTOR SHOWED SIGNS OF INTERNAL SHORTING DUE TO CONTAMINANTS CAUSED BY ALIQUID SPILL. THE INCIDENT IS RELATED TO PREVIOUS OCCURENCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT ON APRIL 13, 2000.

Other reports on N818AL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000413023299IClimb · Honolulu, HI(-23)At FL 190, autopilot on, in climb, the aircraft started rolling/yawing, increasing in severity. Autopilot was disengaged and aircraft continued rolling and yawing. Yaw damper was disengaged and the pilot combated the dutch roll. Pilot regained control…Apr 13, 2000