Service difficulty report · Bracket · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
March 16, 2025
Submitted
March 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N264JX
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145264
Aircraft time
34,676 hours, 31,838 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED-DURING FLIGHT AT FL270 WITH SPEED AT MACH .74/305 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHAKE, GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF 4-5 SECONDS. FELT SIMILAR TO DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY BACKROAD OR OVER A BUNCH OF SPEED BUMPS. TRIED SLOWING FIRST TO SEE IF THE SHAKES WOULD STOP, WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN USED TCS TO DISENGAGE THE SERVOS, WHICH CAUSED THE SHAKES TO STOP ALMOST INSTANTLY. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I REENGAGED THE SERVOS AND THE FLIGHT REMAINED SMOOTH. DURING THE SHAKES, THE SPS ADVANCED CAUTION POPPED UP ON THE EICAS, BUT WENT AWAY WHEN THE SHAKES STOPPED. FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE DESTINATION. CORR ACTION- MX COMPLETED GVI OF ELEVATOR FLIGHT SURFACES NO DEFECTS TO FLIGHT SURFACES BUT FOUND CRACKED ELEVATOR TRIM BRACKET. R&R'D FAIRING DUE TO TRIM BRACKET BROKEN NO DEFECTS NOTED. FCF COMPLETED AND PASSED WITH NO ISSUES.

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