EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Troubleshooting; Workload; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
I was pilot flying during daytime VFR flight. Climbing through FL300 for FL350 with autopilot engaged received master warnings for Pitch Trim Main Fail and Pitch Trim Backup Fail. Followed QRH procedure and reset both trim systems per QRH. Main Pitch Trim channel remained failed but Backup channel was recovered. Pilot Monitoring did an excellent job communicating with Dispatch and Maintenance Control as I hand flew down to FL270 to exit RVSM airspace. Group decision was made that it was safe and that we had plenty of fuel to continue flight to our filed destination and have Maintenance inspect the system. I hand flew the rest of the leg where we executed a Flaps 22 visual to Runway 2. Taxied to gate with no further incident. Threats were malfunctioning aircraft systems which led to abnormal flight operations such as flying with no AP for 600 plus miles at altitude and trimming with backup switch.
An EMB-145 EICAS alerted Pitch Trim Main Fail and Pitch Trim Backup Fail but using the QRH the Back Up channel was recovered so the flight continued to the filed destination without the autopilot.