SDR 2004F00302

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737231

Difficulty date
March 5, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N64346
Make and model
Boeing 737231
Aircraft serial
21633
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Gound
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB TO FLT LEVEL 230, DIRECTIONAL GYROS DRIFTED 15 TO 20 DEGREES AND WOULD NOT SLAVE, AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS WELL. DECIDED TO RETURN TO TUCSON WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON SERVO AND FOUND BROKEN GROUND WIRE AT TERMINAL STRIP REPAIRED BROKEN GROUND WIRE PER 20-30-11. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OFF AUTOPILOT AND GYRO SYSTEM PER MM 22-11-01. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT INCDIENT. (M)