Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 24, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21485
Aircraft time
74,095 hours, 44,574 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
2588880901
Part serial
79070712
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Damper
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF A/C BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. NO YAW DAMPER FLAGS IN VIEW. NO MOVEMENT OF INDICES ON YD INSTRUMENT. RETURN TO AIRPORT FOR LANDING. FOUND LOWER YAW DAMPER FLAG IN VIEW. WILL NOT RETRACT. REPLD YAW DAMP COUPLER. ALSO FOUND LOWER RUDDER POSITION SENSOR SHORTED. REPLACED SAME. YAW DAMP OPEN NORMAL.