Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 31, 2004
Submitted
November 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
75,072 hours, 23,334 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
2588787904
Part serial
1160109
Condition
Weak
Location
Rudder
Part time
75,072 hours, 23,334 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM RJTY AIRCRAFT YAWS TO THE RIGHT WHEN YAW DAMPER IS TURNED ON. THE AUTOPILOT RUDDER IS OFF SCALE RIGHT INDICE AUTOPILOT RUDDER OFF SCALE RIGHT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AUTOPILOT SYSTEM AND FOUND YAW AND ROLL CHANNEL COMPUTERS WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW CHANNEL AND ROLL COMPUTERS PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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