An EMB135 found gust lock failed. With control columns full forward; gust lever moves freely.

Attributes
ACN	660888
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	660888
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Per captain; gust lock problem with control columns. Forward gust lock lever moves freely; unable to MEL 27-11 due to step #4 fails. Notified air carrier; faxed solenoid check. At first passed; got with captain and failed; maintenance supervisor called and could not defer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB135 FOUND GUST LOCK FAILED. WITH CTL COLUMNS FULL FORWARD; GUST LEVER MOVES FREELY.

Narrative: PER CAPT; GUST LOCK PROB WITH CTL COLUMNS. FORWARD GUST LOCK LEVER MOVES FREELY; UNABLE TO MEL 27-11 DUE TO STEP #4 FAILS. NOTIFIED ACR; FAXED SOLENOID CHK. AT FIRST PASSED; GOT WITH CAPT AND FAILED; MAINT SUPVR CALLED AND COULD NOT DEFER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.