Service difficulty report · Servo · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
June 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
19,181 hours, 16,871 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,328 hours, 15,179 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
4006719916MODM
Part serial
05039279
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aileron
Part time
46 hours, 34 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB, AT 22,000 FEET, LOST AILERON CONTROL AND THE CONTROL WAS LOCKED. WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE CREW FREED THE AILERON CONTROL. THE CREW RETURNED TO KSDF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AILERON SERVO MOTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THAT TIME.

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