# SDR SIMA20180101003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 1, 2018
- Submitted: January 3, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N262NN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262NN), registered now
- Make and model: Emb ERJ 170-200 LR
- Registry model: [EMB ERJ 170-200 LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 17000701
- Aircraft time: 126 hours, 84 cycles
- System (JASC): [2701 · Control Column Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2701)
- Part: Control Column
- Condition: Binding
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: B
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20180101003

## Discrepancy

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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