Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
April 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B236
Aircraft time
23,740 hours, 23,797 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rudder Trim
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

RUDDER TRIM FLUCTUATED AND AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE, REQUIRED LEFT AILERON INPUT TO COMPENSATE FOR RIGHT YAW. RETURNED TO DFW. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW TRIM ACTUATOR IAW SAAB AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE

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