What was found
EN ROUTE JFK-MIA, AIRCRAFT HAD OSCILLATIONS THAT WERE LATERAL IN MOTION. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JFK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED YAW DAMPNER ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2003
- Submitted
- September 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N41063
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 506
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 2VA3925G1
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.