SDR SWIA972265

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 12, 2001
Submitted
January 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120320
Aircraft time
11,015 hours, 15,860 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Actuator
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL200 IT APPEARED THAT ELEVATOR TRIM WAS NOT TURNING WHEN COMMANDED BY AUTOPILOT. AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED AND ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FROZEN. AFTER DISENGAGE BELOW FREEZING LEVEL FOR 1.5 MINUTES, TRIM MOVED FREELY. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTAUTOR IAW EMB 120 MM CH 27-32-02. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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