SDR CAL950877

Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
October 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39343
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23581
Part
Coupler
Part number
4030952906
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Damper
Part time
25,005 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

CLE - FLT 0288 - THE YAW DAMPER STARTED KICKING RUDDER BACK AND FORTH AT FL330. THE KICKING STOPPED WHEN YAW DAMPER WAS TURNED OFF. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING OFF YAW DAMPER, ACFT MADE 2 UNCOMMANDED ROLLS TO THE RIGHT WITH 'B' AUTOPILOT ENGAGED IN 'L-NAV, V-NAV' MODE. ACFT STABILIZED AFTER DESCENDING TO FL250. YAW DAMPER COUPLER REMOVED AND REPLACED. YAW DAMPER SYS TEST PERFORMED IAW MM 22-12-00 AND SYS CHECKED NORMAL. DFCS BITE TESTS PERFORMED AND ALL PASSED. A DFCS RIG CHK OF FLT CONTROLS PERFORMED AND ALL WERE WITHIN LIMITS. ALL SENSOR VALUES CHECKED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. FLT CONTROL SURFACES ALL CHKD GOOD; INDICATIONS NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO CONTROL INPUT IN COCKPIT. (X)