Service difficulty report · Trim System · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
January 3, 2022
Submitted
January 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
375
Aircraft time
39,151 hours, 40,182 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitch
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A PITCH TRIM FAILURE IN ICING CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAC MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FLIGHT CONTROLS AND REPLACED BOTH ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS WITH A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK.