Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
December 29, 2010
Submitted
December 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125ST
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5052
Aircraft time
9,384 hours, 6,564 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TEB EN ROUTE TO RST. IN CRUISE FLIGHT AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND YAW DAMP FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TEB. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. DEFERRED YAW DAMP CHANNEL "A" PER MEL 22-20-2. AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED TEB-MKE. STERLING MAINTENANCE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING FAILURE OF YAW DAMP CHANNEL "A".