Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72822
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49482
Part
Actuator
Part number
2589445933
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Yaw Damper
Part time
34,663 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGED AND SPEED FLAGS CAME INTO VIEW ON BOTH F/D'S DURING T/O ROLL. A/C BEGAN TO OSCILLATE IN YAW DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE YAW DAMP WAS TURNED OFF AND YAWING STOPPED. AUTOTHROTTLE AND AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE C/B LABELLED DFGS SWITCH B(C-18) POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. MX WIRES FROM TERMINAL STRIP TO RUDDER POSITION SENSOR SHORTED. NEW WIRES INSTALLED AND C/B'S RESET. WHEN RTS WAS PERFORMED BOTH SYS FAILED. THE YAW DAMP SYS PLACARDED INOP. THE YAW DAMP ACT WAS R/R'D AND PLACARD REMOVED. HONEYWELL TEARDOWN REVEALED SEVERAL ROUGH AND DRY BEARINGS, WORN GASKETS, AND LOCKED UP STOP SPRING.

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