Elevator Jam
BarbiesBoyfriend,
You have only told us the beginning of the story, but - taken on face value - the following springs to mind:
(a) The incident is so serious that you must have filed an MOR, or equivalent.
(b) Assuming you are prepared to discuss it further on this forum, IMHO it would certainly merit a thread of its own. This one is mainly concerned with serviceable aircraft, and trim changes caused by changes of thrust.
(c) Am I right in saying that the RJ-85 has a fixed tailplane (horizontal stabiliser), and that pitch trim is by elevator trim-tabs? While using trim to control pitch, were you able to move the trim wheel in the correct sense, or did you have to use it in the reverse sense?
(d) Were you in freezing conditions, and had you taken off with a rain-saturated tailplane?
(e) How long did the problem last?
Regards, Chris