Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 25, 2009
Submitted
January 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
494
Aircraft time
20,915 hours, 24,496 cycles
Part
Elevator System
Part number
S5527000002660
Part serial
ST3494
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEVATOR JAMMED ENROUTE. REQUIRED FULL ELEVATOR CONTROL AT TIMES. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH VERY LIMITED ELEVATOR CONTROL. AT GATE ELEVATOR WORKED NORMAL. AT TIMES PITCH TRIM INDICATION INDICATED FULL DOWN. ALSO WE RECIEVED PITCH MISTRIM ON APU BUT WENT AWAY. TRANSFERED TO NRWC 2462204. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ELEVATOR IAW JIC NR55-20-00 AND ETN NR E2-55-010. REF TO NRWC 2439288, 2462204, 2439701, 2439281, 2439294 AND 2439280.

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