19791010051609I

Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SD3-30 · New York, NY · October 10, 1979

Date: October 10, 1979 · 08:50 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: Westchester Co
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CAI
Aircraft: N51DD
Reported as: Stbros SD330
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N51DDRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30S/N SH3004 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SD3-30 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Moisture in the responder caused false fire warning. Fire bottles failed to function.

As the FAA filed it

MOISTURE IN THE RESPONDER CAUSED FALSE FIRE WARNING. FIRE BOTTLES FAILED TO FUNCTION.

Other reports on N51DD · 5

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890821066529IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · White Plains, NYAircraft struck a deer on landing rollout.Aug 21, 1989 · Reported as Stbros SD360 · Minor damage Incident 19881216054629ILevel Off Touchdown · Poughkeepsie, NYWhile attempting a training no flap landing pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up.Dec 16, 1988 · Minor damage Incident 19870825068689IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Albany, NYThe nose gear collapsed on taxi. The manual gear selector valve failed to move after maintenance reset the handle.Aug 25, 1987 · Minor damage Incident 19790103002109IDescent · Poughkeepsie, NYElevator trim stuck, suspect moisture in system caused problem.Jan 3, 1979 Incident 19781006031339INormal Cruise · Toronto, CNAileron, rudder and elevator trim inoperable due to icing in flight. Service bulletin not properly complied with.Oct 6, 1978