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An embraer lost pitch trim after takeoff from ZZZ. An emergency was declared and while returning to land the crew flew an unstabilized approach exceeding airframe speed limits in an incorrect confign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 653546 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| 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 : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 653546 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We had a 'cpt' pitch trim switch fail on climb out; and then the backup pitch trim switch failed. We declared an emergency and asked for direct vectors back to ZZZ. Due to excessive workload and the desire to get the plane on the ground; the checklists were not run and an overweight landing was done. If we would have taken our time to run checklists and think through the situation; we could have operated within company procedures and aircraft limitations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER LOST PITCH TRIM AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WHILE RETURNING TO LAND THE CREW FLEW AN UNSTABILIZED APCH EXCEEDING AIRFRAME SPD LIMITS IN AN INCORRECT CONFIGN.
Narrative: WE HAD A 'CPT' PITCH TRIM SWITCH FAIL ON CLBOUT; AND THEN THE BACKUP PITCH TRIM SWITCH FAILED. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR DIRECT VECTORS BACK TO ZZZ. DUE TO EXCESSIVE WORKLOAD AND THE DESIRE TO GET THE PLANE ON THE GND; THE CHKLISTS WERE NOT RUN AND AN OVERWT LNDG WAS DONE. IF WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN OUR TIME TO RUN CHKLISTS AND THINK THROUGH THE SIT; WE COULD HAVE OPERATED WITHIN COMPANY PROCS AND ACFT LIMITATIONS.
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.