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An embraer jet climbing at 17000 ft at 300 KTS declared an emergency and diverted due to moderate pitch vibrations in yoke and airplane. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 667014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 667014 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through 17000 ft and about 300 KTS; we experienced moderate pitch vibrations in yoke and aircraft. We disconnected autoplt and slowed; and vibration stopped. Vibration lasted about 15 seconds. We declared emergency and returned to ZZZ. We made a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER JET CLBING AT 17000 FT AT 300 KTS DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO MODERATE PITCH VIBRATIONS IN YOKE AND AIRPLANE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 17000 FT AND ABOUT 300 KTS; WE EXPERIENCED MODERATE PITCH VIBRATIONS IN YOKE AND ACFT. WE DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND SLOWED; AND VIBRATION STOPPED. VIBRATION LASTED ABOUT 15 SECONDS. WE DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG.
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.