Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 22, 2010
Submitted
June 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
62,048 hours, 35,421 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Cover
Condition
Damaged
Location
Indicator
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING THE TAKEOFF ROLE, THE UPPER YAW DAMPER "OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW PERFORMED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE BLOCKS WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED NOTING THAT THE LIGHT COVER WAS STUCK IN SOCKET. PERFORMED GROUND TEST OF YAW DAMPER SYS, ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.