Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 18, 2007
Submitted
October 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145812
Aircraft time
9,050 hours, 7,984 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
13,895 hours, 10,569 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevators
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IND TO LGA - DURING TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CONTROLS BECAME INEFFECTIVE (ELEVATOR) REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY LANDING/RETURN TO FIELD. DURING THE DOWNWIND SEGMENT OF FLIGHT, THE ELEVATOR REGAINED SOME EFFECTIVENESS, BUT VERY LITTLE. RETURNED TO FIELD AFTER RUNNING APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL CONTROL CABLES AND FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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