Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23105
Part
Coupler
Part number
4030952906
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Damper
Stage of operation
CL
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

CONTINUOUS VIBRATION (AIRFRAME) IN CLIMB AND CRUISE. VIBRATION STARTED AT FL 290 STEADY UP TO FL 350, SPEED 310 KTS. SLOWED TO 250 KTS, NO CHANGE. SECURED YAW DAMPER AT 13,000 FT, VIBRATION CEASED. PERFORMED VIBRATION INSPECTION PER M/M 5-51-281, ALSO REF. T/S CHART M/M 27-31-00. REPLACED YAW DAMPER COUPLER PER M/M. RAN INTERLOCK AND SYTEM TEST PER M/M 22-11-0 PAGE 539. ALL TESTS NORMAL.