Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date
September 9, 2004
Submitted
September 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920FT
Make and model
Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial
22237
Aircraft time
76,568 hours, 18,651 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Part
Computer
Part number
37572021
Part serial
8009100
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O AFTER GEAR UP, FELT A/COLL TO THE LEFT, GOT CONTROL OF A/C THAN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FLIGHT CONTROL SHOWING UPPER RUDDER MOVING TO THE LEFT, THEN SLOWLY GOING BACK TO CENTER. DECLARED EMERGENCY & SHUTOFF UPPER YAW DAMPER COMPUTER, PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. REPLACED UPPER YAW DAMPER COMPUTER, ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL.