Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 12, 2011
Submitted
June 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
19,186 hours, 16,876 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,333 hours, 15,184 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Part number
7003897925
Part serial
03062978
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
19,186 hours, 16,876 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
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, RECEIVED AN AUTO-PILOT AILERON MISTRIM MESSAGE. THEN AT 27,000 FEET RECEIVED AN AUTO-PILOT FAIL MESSAGE. THE PILOT DISENGAGED THE AUTO-PILOT SYSTEM AND REPORTED HE COULD NOT MOVE THE AILERONS AND THAT THE AUTO-PILOT SYSTEM STILL HAD CONTROL OF THE AILERON SYSTEM. THE PILOT APPLIED FORCE TO THE CONTROLS AND FREED THE AILERON. RETURNED TO KSDF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ROLL TRIM ACTUATOR, THE AILERON SERVO MOTOR, AND THE AUTO-PILOT CONTROL MODULE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE AUTO-PILOT AND AILERON SYSTEMS WERE GOOD, AS WELL AS A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES AT THIS TIME.

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