Service difficulty report · Trim System · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
July 25, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12530
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145533
Aircraft time
18,453 hours, 17,210 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,586 hours, 14,027 cycles
Part
Trim System
Part number
3621001013
Part serial
4521
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Stabilizer
Part time
16,717 hours, 16,060 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 APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET, THE MAIN PITCH TRIM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND RETURNED TO KMKE. THE CREW ALSO REPORTED THAT THE BACK-UP PITCH TRIM WORKED AS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND PERFORMED EMBRAER FIM TASK 27-43-00. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE PRIMARY AND BACK-UP PITCH TRIM SYSTEMS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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