What was found
WHEN AP WAS DISENGAGED, CAPTAIN TRIED TO MANUALLY TRIM NOSE DOWN, BUT TRIM WHEEL WAS BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEV TRIM SERVO. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 22-11-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2005
- Submitted
- August 19, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N235SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120310
- Aircraft time
- 21,382 hours, 31,368 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2216 · Autopilot Trim Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 6225734002
- Part serial
- 580
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 10,256 hours, 15,720 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.