What was found
TRIM LIGHT ON CAPT AUTOPILOT FCP ILLUM IN FLIGHT WHEN AUTOPILOT SELECTED ON CAPT SIDE WITH A RED TRIM FAIL LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING. REPLACED PITCH TRIM SERVO, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 120 22-10-00.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2006
- Submitted
- May 5, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120347
- Aircraft time
- 16,292 hours, 22,099 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2216 · Autopilot Trim Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 6225734002
- Part serial
- 10173
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Pitch Trim
- Part time
- 16,279 hours, 22,080 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.