Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24669
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E & E Compt
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, FL 310 AND ON 'B' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED HARD LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY A 20-30 DEGREE BANK. BOTH PILOTS GRABBED THE CONTROLS AND ROLLED AIRCRAFT UPRIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED TESTS OF THE YAW DAMPER SYSTEM, SPOILER SYSTEM, AILERON SYSTEM, AND RUDDER PCU AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED CAT III TEST OF AUTOPILOT AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. REPLACED THE RUDDER PCU AS A PRECAUTION AND MODIFIED THE YAW DAMPER SYSTEM PER BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-27A1206. THE RUDDER PCU WAS TESTED IN THE REPAIR SHOP WITH FAA REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. OPS CHECK OK.