Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
April 9, 2018
Submitted
April 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8974C
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7974
Aircraft time
22,020 hours, 21,508 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
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

CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, LEFT WIND FUEL CROSSFLOW RAN CONTINOUSLY AND IMBALANCE GREW TO 600LBS WITH LT WING LIGHT, UPON LEVEL OFF IMBALANCE BEGAN TO CORRECT AND RETURNED TO A BALANCED STATE. UNCOMMANDED YAW MOTION AT FL330, DESCENDED TO 270 AND YAW STILL PRESENT EVEN WITH AUTOPILOT OFF AND TRIMMED FOR STRAIGHT FLIGHT. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND UNCOMMANDED YAW STOPPED. NO EICAS MESSAGES NOTED DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED THE LINEAR ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ACUTATORS WERE GOOD, CABLE TENSION GOOD, FUEL CROSSFEED CHECKED GOOD, REPLACED THE RUDDER POSITION TRANSMITTER AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.