Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
May 31, 2018
Submitted
June 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14125
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145690
Aircraft time
40,457 hours, 24,334 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Elevator Cables
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES FELT STIFF, LIKE THE CABLES WERE RUBBING. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ISOLATED THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM. STARTED ENGINES AND DETERMINED THE ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMNS VIBRATED WHEN THE RT ENGINE WAS AT IDLE. VIBRATION CEASED WHEN POWER ADVANCED. THE RT ENGINE VIBRATION LEVEL WAS WITHIN LIMITS ON EICAS. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. PERFORMED RIG PIN INSTALATION AND REMOVAL, AND A FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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