SDR GAIA9953

Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20996
Part
Coupler
Part number
2588880901
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
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 MCO-MEM - AT FL350, THE LOWER YAW DAMPNER INDUCED A DUTCH ROLL AT .80M. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO FL240. CAPTAIN THEN DISENGAGED THE LOWER YAW DAMPNER AND THE DUTCH ROLL STOPPED. THE CAPTAIN CONTACTED ATC AND INDICATED THAT THE EMERGENCY WAS OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. ON LOGPAGE 1375-18, THE LOWER YAW DAMPNER WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 22-6. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON LOGPAGE 1375-21, THE DEFERRED ITEM WAS CLEARED BY REPLACING THE LOWER YAW CHANNEL COUPLER. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)