Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
November 21, 2009
Submitted
November 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
288
Aircraft time
30,904 hours, 35,412 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Connector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT DURING TAKEOFF FROM EIS AT ABOUT 1000 TO 1500 FT, HAD AN UNANNOUNCED PITCH DISCONNECT. NO INDICATION ON THE CAP. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED REPAIRED WIRE AT CONNECTOR FIN NR 171WWA IAW ASM NR31-53-00 SCH 06 P111 FIG 1. ALSO RECONNECT PITCH MECHANISM AND FOUND SATISFACTORY IAW JIC NR 27-31-42.

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