Service difficulty report · Control Column · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
February 1, 2025
Submitted
February 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000651
Aircraft time
20,179 hours, 13,345 cycles
Part
Control Column
Condition
Stiff
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON ROTATION FLIGHT CONTROL COLUMN REQUIRES EXCESS FORCE TO PITCH UP AND OVERLY STIFF TO GET ROLL INPUT. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CMC, NO FAULTS FOUND. PRESSURIZED HYDRAULICS AND CYCLED FLIGHT CONTROLS. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE DEFLECTION NORMAL/ NO EXCESSIVE FORCE NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF AILERON/ELEVATOR FEEL UNITS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPS CHECKED FEEL UNITS IAW E175 AMM TASK'S 27-31-03-710-801-A, 27-11-05-710-801-A OPS CHECKS NORMAL. PERFORMED FCS PCU INTEGRITY TEST PER AMM 27-00-00-710-801-A TEST PASSED. PERFORMED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SYSTEM OPS TEST PER AMM 27-40-00-710-801-A OPS TEST GOOD. PERFORMED GVI OF LH AND RH CONTROL COLUMN DAMPER FLUID LEVEL PER AMM 27-31-02-210-801-A FOUND FLUID LEVEL BOTH LH AND RH REQUIRE SERVICING. SERVICE LH/RH CONTROL COLUMN DAMPERS REF E175 AMM TASK 12-21-16-610-801-A. NFDN. C/W FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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