Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 7, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145698
Aircraft time
19,153 hours, 15,732 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,633 hours, 17,561 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3622005015
Part serial
0750
Condition
Slow
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
17,867 hours, 13,035 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

DURING CLIMB OUT OF BOS THE CREW REPORTED A PTRIM MAIN INOP MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO SDF FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE FAULT IN SDF, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HORIZONTAL STAB ACTUATOR MOVING SLOWLY AND MAKING NOISE. THE HORIZONTAL STAB ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER FAULTS WERE FOUND.

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