Service difficulty report · Computer · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
August 3, 2004
Submitted
December 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598JL
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RJ19
Aircraft time
6,872 hours, 6,321 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Computer
Part number
512211002
Part serial
137
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Tail Cone
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

(LG NR 000173) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, CLIMBING THROUGH FL370 AT M.58, THE YAW DAMPER BEGAN A SERIES OF LT TO RT INPUTS INCREASING TO FULL SCALE DEFLECTION AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE PER SECOND. THE AUTOPILOT WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED. TURNED YAW DAMP OFF, AND THE MALFUNCTION CEASED. CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. PHYSICAL LOCATION OF FAILED PART IS IN THE AFT TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT. (CE09200404353)