Service difficulty report · Dampener · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
September 1, 2015
Submitted
September 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000384
Aircraft time
14,467 hours, 9,052 cycles
Part
Dampener
Condition
Dirty
Location
Control Column
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED, DURING T/O ROLL CONTROL COLUMN WAS VERY STIFF DURING ROTATION AFTER TAKEOFF, CONTROL COLUMN WAS STILL STIFF AND VIBRATION WAS FELT DURING LT AND RT TURNS. NO VIBRATION IN NEUTRAL POSITION. VIBRATION WAS FELT WITH AND WITHOUT AUTOPILOT. STIFFNESS WAS FELT MOSTLY IN THE AFT MOVEMENT. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 27-30-00-810-806A AND FOUND ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMN DAMPNERS NEED SERVICING. FOUND EXCESSIVE DIRT BUILD-UP ON AFU + AILERON LT AND RT FUSELAGE SECTOR, CLEANED AREA IAW MM 27-11-07. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED FORCE CK OF ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMN AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 27-31-01, ACFT OK FOR CONTIUED SERVICE.

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