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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227AC · Pasco, WA · April 16, 1995

Date
April 16, 1995 · 08:09 local
Place
Pasco, WA
Airport
Tri Cities Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QXEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N385PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95IA082
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,300 total

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: during takeoff phase of flight, crew experienced vibration through-out aircraft. Aircraft returned to point of departure without further incident. Inspection of the aircraft found rudder trim tab actuator to rudder trim tab link rod had failed. It was determined that trim tab actuator was installed incorrectly. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING TAKEOFF PHASE OF FLIGHT, CREW EXPERIENCED VIBRATION THROUGH-OUT AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND RUDDER TRIM TAB ACTUATOR TO RUDDER TRIM TAB LINK ROD HAD FAILED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.