# Incident 20010415012689I: Emb EMB135LR, Chicago, IL, April 15, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2001, 18:43 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724AE-2015-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 388 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010415012689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 04/15/01, AT 2343Z 1843C, AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4139 FROM CHICAGO O'HARE (ORD) TO RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (RIC) RETURNED AFTER TAKE OFF DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE PITCH TRIM ON THE CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT, AND EMBRAER MODEL EMB-135-LR, SERIAL NUMBER 145301, REGISTRATION NUMBER N724AE, WITH 33 PASSENGERS AND THREE CREWMEMBERS LANDED AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT WITHOUT PERSONNEL INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGED.  AS REPORTED ON LOGBOOK PAGE 1159650, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTROL UNIT (HSCU) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.  OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMB 135 MM 27-40-01 AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.  ON 04/16/01 AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT (FCF). FCF WAS SATISFACTORY.  AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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