Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
June 13, 2007
Submitted
June 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47115
Aircraft time
86,741 hours, 78,123 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 12,000 FT AND 250 KNOTS WITH AUTOPILOT OFF, THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXPERIENCED UNRESPONSIVE RUDDER CONTROL. THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED THE FIRST OFFICER ATTEMPT CONTROL AND HE DID HAVE EFFECTIVE RUDDER CONTROL. THE CAPTAIN RETRIED CONTROL OF THE RUDDER AND IT RESPONDED PROPERLY. NO APPLICABLE COM PROCEDURES TO COMPLY WITH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY AND SAFELY AT SCHEDULED DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE YAW DAMPENER ACTUATOR, HYDRAULIC POWER RUDDER ACTUATOR, AND THE AUTOPILOT STAB-AUG COMPUTER. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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