What was found
AIR RETURN: DURING CLIMBOUT UPPER RUDDER DEFLECTED TO FULL RT YAW DAMPER POSITION THEN BEGAN OSCILLATING LT TO RT CONTINUOUSLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER YAW DAMPER TRANSDUCER. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2004
- Submitted
- January 4, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8887Z
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 21856
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Transducer
- Part number
- GM10323
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Yaw Damper
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.