Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
January 22, 2013
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000228
Aircraft time
12,412 hours, 9,861 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, F
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED CAPTAIN'S YOKE PITCH TRIM IS STUCK AND RECEIVED PITCH TRIM FAIL AND AUTO PILOT FAIL MESSAGE. CREW HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE AIRCRAFT TO TRIM AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED GLUE FROM CAPTAIN'S YOKE AND REINSTALLED YOKE PER AMM.

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