B737-800
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Workload; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Maintenance Action; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft; Procedure
Exceeded 250 knots by 10 knots (260) on climb out due to failure of electric trim system. Declared emergency and diverted flight.Aircraft had prior history of trim faults. Suggest paying more attention to failure codes as they show up on maintenance screen and conduct more trouble shooting.
Max airspeed was approximately 260KT before autothrottles were disengaged.
A B737-800 electric trim failed after takeoff and the aircraft exceeded 250 KTS below 10;000 FT before the autothrottles were turned off. The flight diverted to an airport with Maintenance.