Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
August 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24712
Part
Coupler
Part number
4030952906
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Yaw Damper
Part time
33,579 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND STARTED A LEFT TURN, THEN RIGHT TURN. YAW DAMP OFF AND IT STILL WANTED TO GO BACK TO LEFT. PERFORMED RUDDER PCU ADJ/TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED RUDDER PCU SECONDARY SLIDE OPS TEST, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW DAMPER DOUPLER, AS PRECAUTIONARY. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD. COMPLIED WITH RUDDER PCU INTERNAL LEAKAGE CHECK, TEST GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED A CHANNEL FCC, FCS, PRECAUTIONARY. BITE TEST GOOD.

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