Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 17, 2002
Submitted
December 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120341
Aircraft time
10,195 hours, 15,090 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
52991
Part serial
151
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
2,219 hours, 3,427 cycles
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 16,000 IN ICING CONDITIONS THE ELEVATOR TRIM JAMMED IN MANUAL MODE. ELECTRIC TRIM WORKED NORMALLY AFTER LEAVING ICING CONDITIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS IAW EMB MM 27-32-02. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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