Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Boeing 767319

Difficulty date
October 11, 2011
Submitted
October 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NA
Make and model
Boeing 767319
Aircraft serial
24876
Part
Yaw Damper
Part number
251T370011
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FIVE UNITS RUDDER TRIM REQUIRED IN NOSE LEFT DIRECTION WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL370 OAT -52 AND LEFT CROSSWIND OF 75 KTS. DURING THIRD ENCOUNTER WITH LIGHT TURBULENCE RUDDER MOVED TO THE RIGHT. RUDDER PEDALS ALSO DISPLAYED TO THE RIGHT. AILERONS COMPENSATED WITH 2 UNITS LEFT RUDDER TRIM WAS SLOWLY APPLIED UNTIL CROSS CONTROL CONDITION WAS CORRECTED. AFTER APPROXIMAETLY 8 MINUTES SITUATION SLOWLY CORRECTED ITSELF SWITCHING AUTOPILOTS CAUSED NO CHANGES. CHECKED WIRING FOR LEFT AND RIGHT YAW DAMP MODULE AND SERVO'S PER WDM 22-21-21 AND 22-21-11. OPS CHECK GOOD COMPLETED RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM FREE PLAY CHECK PER S/B 767-27-0197 OPS CHECK GOOD PERFORMED RUDDER SYSTEM ROD END INSPECTION OPS CHECK GOOD FOUND YAW DAMP SUMMING ASSY WITH SHEARED RIVETS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUMMING UNIT ASSY PER MM 27-21-18, OPS CHECKED GOOD.