Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 21, 2011
Submitted
August 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661JA
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145766
Aircraft time
19,850 hours, 17,102 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3621001013
Part serial
4330
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
17,995 hours, 15,278 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 3967 AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET THE CREW RECEIVED A " MAIN PTRIM INOP " EICAS MESSAGE. THE CAPTAIN’S AND THE FIRST OFFICER’S PITCH TRIM SWITCHES DID NOT OPERATE. THE CREW RETURNED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STAB CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB-145 AMM 27-40-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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