Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
June 18, 2016
Submitted
June 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145150
Aircraft time
39,300 hours, 36,053 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PTRIM MAIN INOPERATIVE, WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS IN FLIGHT WITH AUTOPILOT ON. QRH PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED AND BACKUP SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. T/S PTRIM MAIN INOPERATIVE IAW 24-43-00-810-801-A AND FOUND MAIN SYS CUTOUT SWITCH FAILED STEP 8 SUBTASK 817-003-A, HAD CONTINUITY. R&R MAIN SYS CUTOUT SWITCH OPS CHECK GOOD.

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