Service difficulty report · Contact · Beech B200

Difficulty date
October 7, 2004
Submitted
October 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619TA
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1758
Aircraft time
2,720 hours, 2,361 cycles
Part
Contact
Condition
Dirty
Location
Damper Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF, THE YAW DAMPER AND AUTOPILOT FAILED TO ENGAGE ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. AIRCRAFT THEN DIVERTED TO DAL. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE CONTACTS AT THE YAW RATE SENSOR AND APS-65. GROUND CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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