ERJ170 flight crew has EICAS warning 'pitch trim fail' while en route.

Attributes
ACN	702186
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	702186
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 20 mins after departing dca and at FL230; 290 KTS around vills intersection we had this EICAS message: pitch trim fail; autoplt fail; automatic confign trim fail. The first officer (PF) continued to fly the aircraft while the captain reviewed the QRH. The QRH procedure did not correct the problem. I called dispatch via atl radio phone patch and reached an agreement to continue to btv. On descent we followed the pitch/roll malfunction descent checklist; notified the flight attendants to prepare the cabin and notified ATC to have the equipment on standby in btv. On final we followed the QRH pitch/roll malfunction landing checklist and landed in btv with no further problems. At the gate in btv I deactivated both dvdr's per QRH NTSB reportable event and made the required logbook entries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERJ170 FLT CREW HAS EICAS WARNING 'PITCH TRIM FAIL' WHILE ENRTE.

Narrative: APPROX 20 MINS AFTER DEPARTING DCA AND AT FL230; 290 KTS AROUND VILLS INTXN WE HAD THIS EICAS MESSAGE: PITCH TRIM FAIL; AUTOPLT FAIL; AUTO CONFIGN TRIM FAIL. THE FO (PF) CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT WHILE THE CAPT REVIEWED THE QRH. THE QRH PROC DID NOT CORRECT THE PROB. I CALLED DISPATCH VIA ATL RADIO PHONE PATCH AND REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE TO BTV. ON DSCNT WE FOLLOWED THE PITCH/ROLL MALFUNCTION DSCNT CHKLIST; NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE THE CABIN AND NOTIFIED ATC TO HAVE THE EQUIP ON STANDBY IN BTV. ON FINAL WE FOLLOWED THE QRH PITCH/ROLL MALFUNCTION LNDG CHKLIST AND LANDED IN BTV WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. AT THE GATE IN BTV I DEACTIVATED BOTH DVDR'S PER QRH NTSB REPORTABLE EVENT AND MADE THE REQUIRED LOGBOOK ENTRIES.

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.