Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 31, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120329
Aircraft time
18,247 hours, 27,083 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Contaminated
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

UPON LEVEL OFF AT 270 ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL SPRANG FORWARD ABOUT 1/2 TURN AND AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF. INSPECTED TRIM ACTUATORS FOR BOTH ELEVATOR AND AILERON TRIM AND FOUND MOISTURE ON ALL ACTUATOR SHAFTS. CLEANED RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM ALL ACTUATORS AND LUBRICATED AS NECESSARY. ALL CHECKS GOOD, ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW EMB MM CH 27.

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