Service difficulty report · Module · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
July 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000047
Aircraft time
17,859 hours, 13,682 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
17000679405
Part serial
17000016
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
21,020 hours, 15,747 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO DCA FLIGHT RECEIVED A PITCH TRIM FAIL MESSAGE AND BROKE OFF APPROACH. RAN MANUAL AND IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF. FLIGHT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN DCA WITH NO ISSUES. PAX DID NOT BRACE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED MODULE ASSY.

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