Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
August 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
21665
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Autopilot
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

CLT - FLT 8031 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND RIGHT. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED AND QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND WIRING ASSOCIATED TO THE AUTOPILOT STABILIZER TRIM AT THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DAMAGED. REPAIRED WIRE NUMBERS 379-201 AND 379-202 IN THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AREA (RUDDER LVDT) IN ASSOCIATION WITH STANDARD WIRING PRACTICE MANUAL. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR (P/N AR6460M1) AND AUTOPILOT PITCH COMPUTER (P/N 4050735-901) FOR FAILING (BURNING UP). ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF YAW DAMP SYSTEM. NO FAULTS NOTED. (M)