Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
November 11, 2022
Submitted
November 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120131
Aircraft time
45,058 hours, 48,159 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Control Collumn
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT INTO KFHU PILOT NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM PILOT’S YOKE. PILOT DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. PHX MAINTENANCE TRAVELED TO KFHU AND INSPECTED YOKE AUTO PILOT/PUSHER DISC. HOT MIC SWITCH, STEERING DISC, AUTO PILOT SYNC AND TRIM SWITCH AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. AFTER THOROUGH CHECK OUT AND OPERATION OF SYSTEM, EVERYTHING IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD AND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE COMING FROM YOKE. AIRCRAFT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO DEFECTIVE PARTS AT THIS TIME.

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