Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 28, 2002
Submitted
January 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120307
Aircraft time
17,151 hours, 24,204 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
52991
Part serial
731
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator Trim
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

ELEVATOR TRIM FROZE IN FLIGHT AT 24,000 FT -31C DEGREES. AFTER DESCENDING TO ABOUT 12,000 FT WITH OAT AT -5C DEGREES IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS IAW MM 27-32-02. CABLES TENSIONED IAW MM 27-00-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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