Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
April 15, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835RP
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145702
Aircraft time
5,799 hours, 5,471 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Vibration
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 35L AT MCO, INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO A WEST HEADING & MAINTAIN 8000 FT. LEVELED OFF & STARTED ACCELERATING TO 250 KNOTS. PASSING THROUGH 230 KNOTS FELT AN UNUSUAL FLUTTER IN YOKE & TAIL. SLOWED A/C DOWN & TOLD TO CLIMB. AGAIN PASSING THROUGH 240 SEEMED WORSE. CONTACTED ATC FOR ABOUT A MINUTE & CONTINUOUSLY BLOCKED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING DESCENT, FLUTTER FELT AGAIN & SPEED ABOUT 220 KNOTS & SLOWING. ACRFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT & TAXIED BACK TO GATE. MX PERFORMED INSPECTION OF FLT CONTROLS & FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. PERFORMED ELEVATOR CABLE TENSION CHK IAW EMB 135 27-31-01. OPS CHK GOOD. TENSION CHK OF ELEVATOR GOOD IAW EMB 135 AMM 27-21-1. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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