Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
June 14, 2013
Submitted
June 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145606
Aircraft time
28,003 hours, 24,519 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
19,021 hours, 17,819 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
14530477401
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100
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 CLIMBOUT, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN AURAL "TRIM" WARNING MESSAGE AND FOUND THE MAIN AND BACK-UP PITCH TRIM TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO THE FIELD, AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX CLEANED THE BACK UP TRIM SWITCH AND RESET THE SYSTEM IAW THE FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL AFTER WHICH ALL OPS CHECKS WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.

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