Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 5, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268UE
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120207
Aircraft time
26,251 hours, 34,020 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 220 KTS IAS HAND FLYING VMC NON-ICING CONDITION AIRCRAFT LEVELED NOSE DOWN, TRIM AT 2.0 (NO MORE TRIM DOWN). EXCESSIVE FORWARD PRESSURE TO HOLD LEVEL FLIGHT. ONLY WAY TO HOLD ALT WAS WITH POWER REDUCTION. AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE FLOWN ABOVE 210 KTS. UPON A/P DISCONNECT ON FINAL APP, A/C PITCHED UP AND REQUIRED TRIM DOWN DURING FLARE. ELEVATOR PRESSURE AND FEEL IS UNUSUALLY LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATORS IAW EMB120 MM 27-32-02.

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