SDR SWIA972360

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 13, 2001
Submitted
February 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N298SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120328
Aircraft time
10,480 hours, 15,428 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Actuator
Condition
Jammed
Location
Elevator Trim
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.

What was found

AT FL250 WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED THE YELLOW TRIM LIGHT ON AUTOPILOT PANEL ILLUMINATED. DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AND MANUALLY MOVED THE TRIM WHEEL AND FOUND IT TO BE JAMMED. TRANSFERRED AUTOPILOT TO CAPTAIN SIDE AND THE SAME OCCURRED. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND FOUND TRIM STILL JAMMED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO YUM. UPON DESCENT DID NOT TOUCH TRIM PER QRH. REPLACED BOTH ELEVATOR TRIM TABS ACTUATORS. RIGGING AND OPS CHECKS GOOD. SWAPPED OUT FDR. LEFT ACT P/N: 5299, S/N ON: 824, S/N OFF: 738, RIGHT ACT P/N: 5299, S/N ON: FA339, S/N OFF: 743.

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