20160108000079I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145 · Minneapolis, MN · January 8, 2016

Date: January 8, 2016 · 02:42 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: BUEA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N459AD
Reported as: Embraer EMB-145
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N459ADRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2023 · Embraer EMB-145EPS/N 145185 · Built 1999 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145EP Engine modelRolls-Royce AE-3007A1PTurbo-fan

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What happened

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01-08-2016 Aerodynamics flight DYN459 was climbing out from msp through FL230 when the crew received a pitch trim warning followed by eicas messages (warning) "ptrim main inop", (warning) "ptrim back-up inop", (caution) "ptrim f/o switch fail", and the autopilot disengaged. Crew confirmed loss of pitch trim and declared an emergency and returned to msp without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

01-08-2016 AERODYNAMICS FLIGHT DYN459 WAS CLIMBING OUT FROM MSP THROUGH FL230 WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED A PITCH TRIM WARNING FOLLOWED BY EICAS MESSAGES (WARNING) "PTRIM MAIN INOP", (WARNING) "PTRIM BACK-UP INOP", (CAUTION) "PTRIM F/O SWITCH FAIL", AND THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. CREW CONFIRMED LOSS OF PITCH TRIM AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.