Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
October 6, 2000
Submitted
December 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623AC
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23157
Aircraft time
30,773 hours, 27,598 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
M15733240005
Part serial
NA
Condition
Shorted
Location
Coupler Chassis
Part time
150 hours
Component
Yaw Damper Coup · Honeywell
Component part number
4084042911
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

YAW DAMPER COUPLER DISENGAGED DURING CLIMB OUT. WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. ITEM WAS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL. OPEN DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED BY REPLACING THE YAW DAMPER COUPLER.THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED BY THE REPAIR STATION. FAULTY COMPONENT WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CHASSIS FILTER. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AND UNIT TESTED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.