Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 25, 2009
Submitted
December 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
494
Aircraft time
20,915 hours, 24,496 cycles
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELEVATOR JAMMED ENROUTE. REGAINED FULL ELEVATOR CONTROL AT TIMES. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH VERY LIMITED ELEVATOR CONTROL. AT GATE ELEVATOR WORKED NORMAL. AT TIMES PITCH TRIM INDICATOR INDICATES FULL DOWN. ALSO RECEIVED PITCH MISTRIM ON ADU BUT WENT AWAY. AWAITING AML PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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