An EMB145 flight crew performs a jammed stabilizer approach at orf, va.

Attributes
ACN	509135
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf.airport
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 193 flight time total : 4636 flight time type : 2073
ASRS Report	509135
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise flight automatic trim failed, followed by failure of primary pitch trim. Back-up worked fine until approximately 25 mi north of orf, when it too failed, at the +2 degree position. Aircraft was landed (emergency declared) without event. Complied with QRH items and landed flaps 22 degrees. This aircraft was only 4 days old on day of flight. Quality control at embraer seems to be deteriorating. Hearing of more and more of these episodes. First officer was very helpful looking for traffic, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB145 FLC PERFORMS A JAMMED STABILIZER APCH AT ORF, VA.

Narrative: IN CRUISE FLT AUTO TRIM FAILED, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF PRIMARY PITCH TRIM. BACK-UP WORKED FINE UNTIL APPROX 25 MI N OF ORF, WHEN IT TOO FAILED, AT THE +2 DEG POS. ACFT WAS LANDED (EMER DECLARED) WITHOUT EVENT. COMPLIED WITH QRH ITEMS AND LANDED FLAPS 22 DEGS. THIS ACFT WAS ONLY 4 DAYS OLD ON DAY OF FLT. QUALITY CTL AT EMBRAER SEEMS TO BE DETERIORATING. HEARING OF MORE AND MORE OF THESE EPISODES. FO WAS VERY HELPFUL LOOKING FOR TFC, ETC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.