Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 7, 2011
Submitted
August 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18557
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145596
Aircraft time
22,158 hours, 16,806 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3621001013
Part serial
1074
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
30,303 hours, 22,579 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 3050, AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED AN F/O PITCH TRIM SWITCH FAILED WITH AN EICAS MESSAGE OF TRIM CPT SW FAIL. THE CAPTAINS PITCH TRIM WAS REPORTED AS WORKING NORMALLY, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STAB CONTROL UNIT (HSCU), OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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