Service difficulty report · Pcu · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 31, 2024
Submitted
January 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000942
Aircraft time
4,051 hours, 3,200 cycles
Part
Pcu
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Zone 500 Aileron
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CONTROL WHEEL HAS SPONGY RESISTANCE JUST PRIOR TO LEFT HARDSTOP. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RFORMED AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM TASK 27-10-00-710-801-A. NOTED BOTH CONTROL YOKES HAVE MORE SPONGY RESISTANCE PRIOR TO HARDSTOPS ON LEFT DEFLECTIONS THAN RIGHT. INSTALLED WING AIRLERON CIRCUIT RIG PINS AT L/H AND R/H CONTROL STUBS AND WING SECTORS, PINS GO IN SMOOTHLY, REF AMM TASK 27-11-03-720-802-A. REMOVED RIG PINS. DISCONNECTED AILERON FEEL UNIT TO L/H TORQUE TUBE REFERENCE E175 AMM TASK 27-11-05-000-801-A, PARA. 1-8B. WITH FEEL UNIT DISCONNECTED L/H YOKE DEFLECTION ISSUE NO HELP, SPONGY STOP REMAINS THE SAME. RE-CONNECTED AILERON FEEL UNIT TO L/H TORQUE TUBE REF. E175 AMM TASK 27-11-05-400-801-A. PARA. 1-8, 9L-10G. FEEL UNIT OPS CHECK GOOD, BUT ORIGINAL ISSUE REMAINS. PERFORMED CONTROL YOKE MECHANCAL STOPS ADJUSTMENT REF E175 AMM TASK 27-11-01-820-801-A. VALUES WERE GOOD, NO ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED. PERFORMED AILERON POWER CONTROL UNIT RIGGING REF. E175 TASK 27-12-01-820-801-A. SPONGY STOP DURING LEFT YOKE DEFLECTIONS NO LONGER PRESENT AFTER PCU'S RIGGED. PERFORMED AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST REF E175 AMM TASK 27-10-00-710-801-A, OPS CHECK GOOD. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED PER GPM 9.2 (FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK) RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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