SDR 180131

Service difficulty report · Motor · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
September 17, 2003
Submitted
September 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118SD
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
118
Aircraft time
32,130 hours, 32,382 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 4588 PIT-IPT. DURING CLIMB OUT AND DESCENT FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE MAIN ELEVATOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND DISCONNECTED THE AUTO-PILOT, THEY THEN NOTICED THAT THE MAIN ELEVATOR TRIM WAS INOPERATIVE AND NOT TRIMMING AT ALL. A/C RETURNED TO PIT AND TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AT 1735(LT)

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