SDR GAIA9818

Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20996
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM MSP TO TOL, FLT CREW REPORTES AT FL 370 AIRCRAFT YAWED BACK AND FORTH. CONTINUED YAWING UNITL DESCENT TO FL 210. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. APPEARED TO BE YAW DAMPER PROBLEM. POSSIBLE LOOSE RUDDER LINKAGE DECLARED IFE. PERFORMED YAW DAMPER CHECK AND TEST. BOTH YAW DAMPER UNITS TEST NORMAL. CHECKED UPPER AND LOWER RUDDER FOR FAIR IN SLIP STREAM. CHECKED FOR LOOSE LINKAGE, WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. RUDDER SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)