Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
June 18, 2012
Submitted
June 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145653
Aircraft time
23,458 hours, 20,638 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3621001013
Part serial
4214
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2866 THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 80 KTS RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING TRIPLE CHIME "TRIM" MESSAGE. AT THAT TIME A ROLL TRIM BOX ON EICAS APPEARED. WHEN THE NUMBERS ON TRIM BLOCK RE-APPEARED THE TRIM WENT FROM 8 TO 6. TRIM SWITCH WAS NOT TOUCHED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. LOW SPEED ABORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTIAL STAB CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB 140 AMM 27-40-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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