Service difficulty report · Splice · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 16, 2002
Submitted
May 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120349
Aircraft time
7,737 hours, 10,894 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF OUT OF FAT, TRIM TAKEOFF WARNING SOUNDED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. TRIM WAS SET TO 25 PERCENT MAX (CENTER OF GREEN BAND). AFTER RESETTING THE TRIM COMPUTER, ATTEMPTED A STATIC TAKEOFF AND STILL GOT THE TRIM WARNING. REPLACED CORRODED SPLICES BY ELEVATOR TRIM PROXIMITY SENSORS. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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