Service difficulty report · Control Column · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2018
Submitted
January 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262NN
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000701
Aircraft time
126 hours, 84 cycles
Part
Control Column
Condition
Binding
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING DESENT, CONTROL COLUMN ON BOTH SIDES STUCK IN A TURN . SNAPPED THOUGH BIND. REPEATED IN A LEFT TURN , CONTINUED UNTILL THE ACFT SLOWED TO 220. BOTH COLUMNS WOULD BIND IN BOTH LT AND RT TURNS . IT TOOK GOOD AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO SNAP PAST THE BIND ON BOTH SIDES . THE BINDING WOULD HAPPEN WITH AUTOPILOT ON OR OFF. PERFORMED AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE RT UPPER AND LT FUSELAGE SECTOR AILERON TORQUE TUBE IAW ERS-EJ-2700-123 AND OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 27-10-00-710-801 OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED AN NSTALLATION AND CLEARENCE CHECK OF THE LEFT AILERON FUSELAGE SECTOR TORQUE TUBE IAW ERS-EJ-2700-123.

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