Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 11, 2010
Submitted
July 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145183
Aircraft time
24,927 hours, 23,604 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3621001013
Part serial
1343
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
14,164 hours, 12,400 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2772 DURING THE CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED, RECEIVED A PITCH TRIM INOP MESSAGE ON EICAS. UNABLE TO RESET FOLLOWING THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO FTM LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB AMM 27-40-01. THE OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD IAW AMM 27-40-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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