# SDR QXEA2026080700171

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 5, 2026
- Submitted: August 8, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N633QX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N633QX), registered now
- Make and model: Emb ERJ 170-200 LR
- Registry model: [EMB ERJ 170-200 LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 17000719
- Aircraft time: 21,084 hours, 14,925 cycles
- System (JASC): [2701 · Control Column Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2701)
- Part: Dampener
- Part number: 21240001405
- Part serial: 04575
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Control Collum
- Part time: 21,084 hours, 14,925 cycles
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: K, F
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA2026080700171

## Discrepancy

FLIGHT 2452. ELEVATOR CONTROL RESISTS MOVEMENT & BINDS. ISSUE PRESENT ON BOTH CONTROLS. IF CONTROLS PULLED FULL BACK & RELEASED, CONTROLS TAKE 2 SECS TO RETURN TO CENTER. RETURNED TO GATE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. C/W FIM 27-30-00-810-806-A.  ELEVATOR COMMAND HARD TO MOVE OR SLOW, TASKS 27-30-00-810-009A-27-300-00-813-008-A E (2) 27-30-00-813-014-A, 27-30-00-813-016-A V1. CONTROL COLUMN REMAINS DISCONNECTED.  FOUND PILOT'S SIDE CONTROL COLLUM DAMPER LEAKING FLUID.  R & R THE CONTROL COLLUM DAMPER IAW AMM 27-31-02-000-801-A, 27-31-02-400-801-A.  C/W ELE CONTROL SYS OPS CHK. OPS CKD GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS. IAW AMM 27-30-00-710-801-A. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL & VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOCEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW GPM 9.2. RE-CONNECTED CONTROL COLLUM IAW AMM 27-31-06-840-801-A.

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