19940131008169I

Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227AC · Fort Lewis/Taco, WA · January 31, 1994

Date
January 31, 1994 · 09:44 local
Place
Fort Lewis/Taco, WA
Airport
Gray Aaf
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N26952
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Narrative: on 01-31-94, at approximately 0945 MST, a fairchild SA-227AC, operated by horizon airlines, was unable to achieve required torque on #1 and #2 engines on takeoff from great falls international airport, great falls, MT. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft was returned to the departure gate. The flight was a passenger revenue operation and IFR flight conditions prevailed. There was no damage to the aircraft, nor were there any injuries to passengers and crew. Horizon airlines flight and maintenance operations elected to issue a ferry flight authorization and then was ferried to spokane, Washington for inspection and repairs. Maintenance personnel at spokane, Washington performed ground runs, adjusted RPM on #2 engine, but could not duplicate torque problem on #1 engine. Aircraft was returned to service. This investigation and report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 01-31-94, AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 MST, A FAIRCHILD SA-227AC, OPERATED BY HORIZON AIRLINES, WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED TORQUE ON #1 AND #2 ENGINES ON TAKEOFF FROM GREAT FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GREAT FALLS, MT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE GATE. THE FLIGHT WAS A PASSENGER REVENUE OPERATION AND IFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NOR WERE THERE ANY INJURIES TO PASSENGERS AND CREW. HORIZON AIRLINES FLIGHT AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ELECTED TO ISSUE A FERRY FLIGHT AUTHORIZATION AND THEN WAS FERRIED TO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT SPOKANE, WASHINGTON PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, ADJUSTED RPM ON #2 ENGINE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE TORQUE PROBLEM ON #1 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT IS CLOSED.