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An EMB145 was reported as elevator control requires excessive force for any pitch changes. Found control column position switch incorrectly installed and actuating lever damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 679922 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 679922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gust lock failed other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Written up for the elevator control requiring excessive aft force movements to effect any pitch change. During inspection of elevator system; I found the control column position switch to incorrectly installed and the micro switch lever to be damaged. The gust lock lever solenoid would not operate under any condition. Log page X. Item should have been rii'ed and an operations check should have been verified after installation. Engineering order X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WAS RPTED AS ELEVATOR CTL REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE FOR ANY PITCH CHANGES. FOUND CTL COLUMN POS SWITCH INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND ACTUATING LEVER DAMAGED.
Narrative: WRITTEN UP FOR THE ELEVATOR CTL REQUIRING EXCESSIVE AFT FORCE MOVEMENTS TO EFFECT ANY PITCH CHANGE. DURING INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR SYS; I FOUND THE CTL COLUMN POS SWITCH TO INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND THE MICRO SWITCH LEVER TO BE DAMAGED. THE GUST LOCK LEVER SOLENOID WOULD NOT OPERATE UNDER ANY CONDITION. LOG PAGE X. ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RII'ED AND AN OPS CHK SHOULD HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AFTER INSTALLATION. ENGINEERING ORDER X.
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.