Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
March 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70330
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23460
Part
Coupler
Part number
4030952906
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Compt
Part time
32,054 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C YAWED LT ON CLIMBOUT. UNCOMMANDED YAW OR ROLL CHECKLIST WAS RUN. AUTOPILOT WAS TURNED BACK ON AND NO MORE INPUTS NOTED WITH YAW DAMPER SWITCH OFF. A/C RETURNED IAH. YAW DAMP COUPLER REPLACED AND TESTED PER MM 22-12-31, PAGES 501-505. ALL TEST STEPS GOOD. A RUDDER PCU DUAL SERVO SLIDE CHK PERFORMED IAW ECRA 2721-01012, ALL CHKS OK. AUTOPILOT ACCY UNIT WAS R/R'D IAW ECRA 2720-01162. TEARDOWN OF YAW DAMP COUPLER REVEALED RATE GYRO AT FAULT. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF AUTOPILOT ACCY UNIT REVEALED FAILURE OF DIODES CR1-CR4.