# Incident 19950416011329I: Swrngn SA227AC, Pasco, WA, April 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1995, 08:09 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri Cities Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 46.2493° N, 119.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2493&lon=-119.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95IA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416011329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95IA082), Apr 16, 1995: Fairchild SA-227 (N385PH), Pasco, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN BINDING AND FRACTURE OF THE ROD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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