Compare trim with the calculated value

Manifest trim

Use the EFB manifest after loading the correct variant, fuel and payload. FSS labels the takeoff-trim value TRM.

Set the trim

Move pitch trim toward the calculated value using the available control.

Read the actual position

Read the EICAS digital trim value and pointer. FSS describes the digital value as horizontal stabilizer position in tenths of a degree. Check the actual indication, not just the number entered elsewhere.

Check the band

Confirm that the actual setting is inside the green takeoff band. Being somewhere in the band does not prove it matches the calculated value.

Cross-check other axes

Review roll and yaw trim according to the applicable normal flow.

Uncommanded trim

Check simulator assistance and duplicate trim bindings. ^[133]