Service difficulty report · Trim System · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 4, 2009
Submitted
December 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831MJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145273
Aircraft time
19,896 hours, 18,565 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FRL FLT 6215 BDL-CVG. RTF STATION TOWER DECLARED EMERGENCY NOT CREW. PITCH TRIM INOP. PILOT REPORTED, HELD THE PITCH TRIM SWITCH TOO LONG AND NEEDED TIME TO ALLOW SYSTEM TO RESET TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE PITCH TRIM AGAIN. RETURNED TO FIELD. MX REPORTED, THE SYSTEM WORKED FINE WHEN MX GOT TO THE PLANE, UNDER PRECAUTIONARY SITUATION MX CLEANED HSCU CONNECTORS AND PITCH TRIM SWITCHES OPS CHECK GOOD.

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