Service difficulty report · None · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000769
Aircraft time
9,916 hours, 6,044 cycles
Part
None
Part number
2R5310A
Part serial
C4156
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100
Part time
9,920 hours, 6,046 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOTICEABLE PULSATING VIBRATION IN BOTH CONTROL COLUMNS WHEN AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. CREW DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT VIBRATION SUBSIDED. UPON RE-ENGAGEMENT AUTOPILOT STRONG VIBRATION PERSISTED. VIBRATION APPEARED MORE PRONOUNCED IN CLIMB / CRUISE. DURING DESCENT VIBRATION BECAME SLIGHTLY LESS NOTICEABLE WITH SMALL IMPROVEMENT. NO VIBRATIONS NOTED IN RUDDER PEDALS OR PANEL. SLIGHT VIBRATIONS NOTED ON APPROACH SEGMENT WITH AUTOPILOT OFF. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI ON EXTERIOR OF A/C AND A/C FLIGHT SURFACES NO DEFECTS NOTED, PERFORMED FHDB DOWNLOAD. PERFORMED GVI OF EXTERNAL OF A/C FOR ANY DEFECTS SURFACES OR PANELS. NO ISSUE TO REPORT. GVIED ALL CABLES & SERVOS FOR ANY ANOMALIES, INCLUDE ALSO POULLIES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FERRIED. FOUND FAULTS WITH THE AUTOPILOT AILERON SERVO. REPLACED AUTOPILOT AILERON SERVO. OPS TEST GOOD. FAULT DID NOT RETURN. AIRCRAFT REMAINS CAT III QUALIFIED. COCKPIT PLACARD SHOWS CAT III. MTX CONTROL NOTIFIED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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