Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 25, 2023
Submitted
October 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55040
Aircraft time
56,001 hours, 39,394 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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

SHIP 9548 -ATB/DE- THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO ATL DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE PRIMARY STABILIZER TRIM. ON DEPARTURE CLIMB OUT, THE CAPT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY DOWN TRIM AVAILABLE. UP TRIM WORKED FINE. ALTERNATE TRIM WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY TO CORRECT PITCH DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND THE F/A WERE BRIEFED ON YELLOW EMERGENCY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED MULTIPLE RELAYS AND THE STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE ALL GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP #4825460)

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