Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 11, 2003
Submitted
February 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45971
Aircraft time
84,346 hours, 35,036 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
2588787904
Part serial
0470154
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Damper
Part time
84,346 hours, 35,036 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MCO DURING CLIMBOUT DESTINED FOR TOL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED YAW ABNOMALY. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO MCO. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN MCO MAINTINANCE INSPECTED SYSTEM AND TRANSFERRED THE YAW DAMPNER TO MEL. ALL WORK COMPLETED PER APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH YAW DAMP SYSTEM DEFERRED. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING ON 2/12/2003 IN IAH REVEALED YAW DAMPNER COMPUTER FAULTY. THIS COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. IAH MAINTENANCE COMPLETED ALL TASKS PER APPLICABLE MANUALS, CLEARED MEL ITEM AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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