Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
July 15, 2025
Submitted
July 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
23929
Aircraft time
74,857 hours, 29,389 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
15292001
Part serial
338
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 ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE IN THE RUDDER PEDALS THEN ENTERED INTO A SUSTAINED DUTCH ROLL THAT CONTINUED TO WORSEN AS WE ACCELERATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AMM: 22-00-02-2 AMM: 27-23-00-5 AMM: 22-21-00-5 PERFORMED MCDP TEST 30/40. RUDDER PCU MONITORING TEST, YAW DAMP OPERATIONAL TEST. CYCLED RUDDER PEDALS FULL LEFT AND FULL RIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF WRI 22-23/2748 FOR R YAW DAMPER DISCREPANCY.

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