Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
September 24, 2006
Submitted
September 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840RP
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145725
Aircraft time
9,051 hours, 8,202 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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What was found

FLIGHT 6393 - CVG-BNA - DURING CRUISE AT 16,000 FT & APPROX 310 KIAS, ACFT STARTED SHAKING & FLUTTERING WITHOUT WARNING. AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME. LATER, MASTER WARNING LIGHT & CHIME SOUNDED, WITH MESSAGES -PITCH TRIM MAIN INOP- &-PITCH TRIM BACKUP INOP-. AT THIS TIME, AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED USING QUICK DISCONNECT BUTTON. ACFT VERY HARD TO CONTROL ABOUT PITCH AXIS, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE INPUTS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROLLED LEVEL FLT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & REQUESTED DIRECT SDF. AIRSPEED REDUCED, & WHILE FIGHTING WITH VERTICAL CONTROL, BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE IN A SHALLOW DESCENT. VERY STRONG BACK PRESSURE HAD TO BE KEPT ON CONTROLS TO KEEP THE DESCENT SHALLOW. PITCH TRIM INDICATIONS SHOWING -

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