Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 26, 2025
Submitted
December 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000763
Aircraft time
18,618 hours, 13,046 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Noisy
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORT SQUEAK COMING FROM CAPTAINS YOKE. NOISE IS NOTICED WHEN YOKE IS STEERED TO THE RIGHT. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CMC NO FAULT CODES NOTED. MANIPULATED CPTS & FO YOKE CONFIRMED VERY QUIET SQUEAK FROM CAPTAINS YOKE. NO BINDING OR HARD CONTROLS NOTED. PERFORMED CLEANING TASK ON CONTROL COLUMN POSITION SENSORS PER AMM 12-22-02-100-801-A. PERFORMED MANIPULATION OF YOKE FOUND NO BINDING OR HARD CONTROLS. NO FURTHER T/S NESSARY PER MCN E270006, ISSUE, NR 01. SQUEAKING NOISE SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME QUIETER AFTER TASK. NFDN. A/C OKAY FOR SERVICE. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL & VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED PER GPM 9.2. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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