Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 11, 2013
Submitted
February 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7582
Aircraft time
26,679 hours, 25,108 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLT WITH A/P ON A/C YAWED SUDDENLY BOTH RT & LT YAWING MOVEMENTS LESSENED AT SPEEDS 250 KIAS OR LESS. YAWING MOVEMENTS WOULD LAST APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MINUTES THAN SUBSIDE FOR 10 MINUTES AND THAN BEGIN AGAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT & RIGHT YAW DAMPER ACTUATORS IAW AMM 22-22-01, OPS CHECK GOOD.