Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 12, 2013
Submitted
January 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20932
Aircraft time
58,762 hours, 37,518 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED YAW AT FL300, MACH .835, SMOOTH AIR F/O FELT RUDDER PEDALS MOVE WE WERE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. TROUBLESHOT IAW AMM 22-11-005-1 AND R & R LOWER YAW DAMPER RUDDER POWER UNIT COMPONENTS, HYD TRANSFER VALVE, HYD SOLENOIDE VALVE, TRANDUCER PER AMM 22-11-031-2, YAW DAMPER COUPLER PER AMM 22-11-121-4, LOWER RUDDER HYD PRESSURE SWITCH PER AMM 27-20-145. R & R UPPER YAW DAMPER RUDDER POWER UNIT COMPONENTS, TRANDUCER AND HYD SOLENOID VALVE PER AMM 22-11-031-2, CHECKED FOR HYD LEAKAGE, CHECK OK. TESTED SYS PER AMM 22-11-006-5 AND AMM 22-11-131-4, ALL TEST PASSED, A/C OK FOR SERVICE.