Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
December 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22751
Part
Coupler
Part number
4030952902
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
32,596 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

BWI - FLT 2674 - EN ROUTE FROM TPA TO BOS, AT FL230, A/C ENCOUNTERED SOME LIGHT CHOP AND STARTED TO OSCILLATE. YAW DAMPER APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO LIGHT INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO OSCILLATE. CAPT LEVELED FLT AT FL310 AND TURNED YAW DAMPER OFF. NO CHANGE. TURNED BACK ON AND STILL NO CHANGE. FLEW WITH YAW DAMPER SWITCH OFF.. ENCOUNTERED LIGHT CHOP AGAIN. BASED ON FORECAST FOR TURBULENCE AND WEATHER, CAPT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BWI. FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND THE YAW DAMP COUPER HARD FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW DAMP COUPLER. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FOUND SATISFACTORY. (M)