Service difficulty report · Module · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 19, 2007
Submitted
October 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B324
Aircraft time
24,775 hours, 28,747 cycles
Part
Module
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Yaw Damper
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

YAW DAMPER AND AUTOPILOT WILL NOT ENGAGE. DISCONNECT AURAL ALERT KEEPS COMING ON. GA MODE COMES ON UNCOMMANDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW TRIM MODULE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM OK AT THIS TIME IAW SAAB AMM 22-10-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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