Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
September 10, 2026
Submitted
September 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781EJ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000148
Aircraft time
41,197 hours, 28,394 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Loose
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

YOKE LOSE AFTER TAKEOFF AS SOON AS ACFT ROTATED CA YOKE JERKED TO THE RT. CONTINUED FLYING, YOKE WAS ABNORMALLY LOOSE & MORE PRONOUNCED WITH RT INPUT AND FO SIDE YOKE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE LEFT SIDE YOKE IN SYNC. ACFT WAS CONTROLLABLE WITH ENOUGH INPUT ON CA SIDE BUT OUT OF PRECAUTION FO TOOK CONTROLS AND WE RETURNED TO ORD AFTER EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. C/W ACFT TECH SUPPORT WORK SCOPE STEPS 1 THROUGH 4 IAW AMM 27-11-00, 27-11-01, & 27-11-05 AS REQUIRED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHKD GOOD TORQUED RT YOKE BOLTS IAW AMM 27-11-01. C/W ACFT TECH SUPPORT WORK SCOPE STEPS 1 THROUGH 4 IAW AMM 27-11-00, 27-11-01, AND 27-11-05 AS REQUIRED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHKD GOOD. FCF FOUND SATIS. FLIGHT CONDUCTED.

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