Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
July 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25255
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Yaw Damper
Part number
2589124902
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot
Component
Honeywell · 106044718
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATED INAPPROPRIATE YAW CHARACTERISTICS AT 10,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. *S/D* THE YAW DAMPER COUPLER WAS REPLACED, AND SENT TO THE SHOP. THE COUPLER WAS RECEIVED IN THE SHOP AND DURING INITIAL POWER-UP THE RATE GYRO WAS FOUND STUCK AND NOT OPERATING. THE GYRO WAS UNSTUCK AND THE GYRO OPERATED NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TESTS. ANOTHER FAULT WAS FOUND DURING TESTING. THERE WAS NO ENGAGE MODE INTERLOCK SIGNAL BEING OUTPUT FROM THE COUPLER. AFTER THE COUPLER REPLACEMENT, FLIGHT TEST PILOTS ACCOMPLISHED A TEST FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.