Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 26, 2003
Submitted
December 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120307
Aircraft time
19,044 hours, 27,122 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
52991
Part serial
728
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
1,948 hours, 2,959 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

IN CRUISE, NOTICED ELEVATOR TRIM SNAPBACK WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, FL 230 AND -31 DEGREES C. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT, MANUALLY ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TRIM, UNABLE TO MOVE TRIM. REGAINED TRIM CONTROL AT 4000 FT AND + 6 DEGREES. REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATORS IAW EMB 120 MM 27-32-02. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N: 5299-1, S/N ON: 633, S/N OFF: 728, S/N ON: 938, S/N OFF: 535.

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