SDR GTIA030018

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 26, 2003
Submitted
February 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49415
Part
Actuator
Part number
2589445933
Part serial
80063093
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Damper
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

DTW - FOUND FLT 639 - AIR RETURN TO DTW, DUE TO INFLIGHT FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN INCREASING DUTCH ROLL CONDITION AND REQUIRED 5 UNITS OF RIGHT RUDDER TRIM AN 3 UNITS OF RIGHT WING DOWN TRIM TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT STABLE AROUND VERTICAL AXIS AND WAS EXHIBITING AN AIRFRAME BUFFET OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. FOUND YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR FAILED AND JAMMED CAUSING RUDDER TO GO LEFT 4-6 DEGREES. ALSO, FOUND DFGC SWITCH 'B' AND 'C'C CIRCUIT BREAKERS BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH 'B' C/B (B10-368) AND SWITCH 'C' C/B (B10-369). REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW DAMP ACTUATOR PER MD-80 MM 22-14-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. RTS CHECKED GOOD. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. (M)

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