Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
April 13, 2020
Submitted
April 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184SY
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000590
Aircraft time
10,909 hours, 6,078 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON TAKEOFF, PLANE CONTINUED TO PITCH UP. WHILE AP ON PLANE CONTINUED TO PITCH HIGH WITH AIRSPEED FROZEN TO LOWER NUMBERS. MANUAL SPEED TO RETRACT FLAPS- PLANE CONTINUED TO PITCH HIGH- FOLLOWED MEMORY ITEMS FOR SUSPECTED PITCH TRIM. DISCONNECTED ALL AND HAND FLOWN. AND RETURN TO GATE. ADVISORY- MESSAGE PITCH TRIM SW 1 FAIL FLIGHT 3342 - FILED CLOSED FOUND CAPT YOKE TRIM SWITCH BROKEN, REPLACED SWITCH PER AMM. "PITCH TRIM SW 1FAIL " MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED REF ITEM #416139 FOR ASSOCIATED DISCREPANCY.

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