Wrongly-refitted trim switch left pilots fighting to keep E175’s nose down

American Eagle Republic E175-c-Ken Iwelumo Creative Commons

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US investigators have determined that an Embraer 175 pitch-trim switch, inadvertently fitted upside-down, resulted in the crew’s experienced a serious flight-control incident on departure from Atlanta.

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