Service difficulty report · Pcu · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
January 12, 2024
Submitted
January 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
065
Aircraft time
43,491 hours, 28,393 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
4151001003
Part serial
2649
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
22,770 hours, 15,726 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AND AIR TURN BACK TO BOS. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN LATERAL COURSE WITH AUTO PILOT ON. AUTO PILOT FAILED. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON ANY SYSTEMS PAGE. BOTH CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER CONTROLS EFFECTED; REF ITEM #2 OF LOG PAGE 3885671 (REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AILERON INBD PCU IAW AMM 27-12-01. OPS CHECK OK. ) AND ITEM #2 OF LOG PAGE 3885672 (C/W THE RIGGING OF THE AILERON PCU PER AMM 27-12-01. C/W THE RIGGING OF THE AILERON POSITION SENSOR PER AMM 27-13-02. RIGGING AND OPS CHECK SATIFACTORY.) FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

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