Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 20, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49819
Aircraft time
39,415 hours, 31,102 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
1C610X20RD
Condition
Shorted
Location
Yaw Damper
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 11,500 ACCELERATING THRU 280 KTS THE DFG SW A C/B POPPED. A/P AND A/T DISSENGAGED. A/T ALERT WINDOW BLANK, YAW DAMP OFF MSG, MACH TRIM INOP MSG AND NOTICEABLE YAW. FOUND WIRE 1C610X20RD SHORTED TO GROUND AT TOP OF VERTICAL STAB. REPAIRED WIRING RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 A/P RTS ALL CHECKS GOOD. CB DFGS SWITCH A DOES NOT POP.

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