Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 10, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933JN
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500918
Aircraft time
23,127 hours, 19,042 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Jammed
Location
Flight Control
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3247 CREW REPORTED GUST LOCK JAMMED AFTER BEING RELEASED BEFORE TAKEOFF & DECLARED EMERGENCY. ALL UNLOCKED INDICATIONS WERE VERIFIED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ELECTRO MECHANICAL GUST LOCK SYS OPERATION IAW AMM 27-71-00, OPERATION GOOD, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

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