Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
October 6, 2000
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623AC
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23157
Part
Filter
Part number
M15733
Condition
Faulty
Location
Yaw Dampener
Part time
150 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

YAW DAMPER COUPLER DISENGAGED DURING CLIMB-OUT. WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. ITEM WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL. OPEN DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED BY REPLACING THE YAW DAMPER COUPLER. THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED BY REPAIR STATION. FAULTY COMPONENT WAS IDENTIFIED AS CHASIS FILTER. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE UNIT WAS TESTED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)