Emb-140 captain reported an air turnback due to backup pitch trim failure.

Attributes
ACN	1705285
Time
Date	201911
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Horizontal Stabilizer Trim
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

A repeat write-up of a backup pitch trim was noted. Maintenance said they fixed the issue and correctly signed off the log book. The system tested correctly on the ground. On departure at about 12;000 ft.; we got a backup pitch trim warning. We followed the QRH; [requested priority handling]; and landed in ZZZ without further innocent. Maintenance and operations making quick fixes versus taking a deep dive and finding the solution. Give maintenance more time to fix issues and encourage them to find the real problem instead of the quick fix to mask the real issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-140 Captain reported an air turnback due to backup pitch trim failure.

Narrative: A repeat write-up of a backup pitch trim was noted. Maintenance said they fixed the issue and correctly signed off the log book. The system tested correctly on the ground. On departure at about 12;000 ft.; we got a Backup Pitch Trim Warning. We followed the QRH; [requested priority handling]; and landed in ZZZ without further innocent. Maintenance and Operations making quick fixes versus taking a deep dive and finding the solution. Give Maintenance more time to fix issues and encourage them to find the real problem instead of the quick fix to mask the real issue.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.