# Incident 19950517015479I: Swrngn SA227AC, Spokane, WA, May 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1995, 06:45 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2727B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2727B-1996-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95IA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95IA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517015479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A ROUTINE IFR FLIGHT AT 19,000 FEET THE CAPTAIN'S PITCH TRIM SONALERT INTERMITTENT TONE WITH NO TRIM INPUT. PITCH TRIM BEGAN TO MOVE WITHOUT ANY INPUT. CAPTAIN'S SYSTEM WAS SELECTED AT THAT TIME. TRIM WAS SELECTED OFF BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE. TRIM WAS SELECTED TO FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE, TRIM CONTINUED TO MOVE. LEFT ESSENTIAL BUS SWITCHED OFF AND TRIM STOPPED. TRIM SELECTED TO T.O.'S SIDE AND SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. THE WIRE REPLACED. THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE TRIM POWER WIRE FOUND SHORTED DIRECTLY TO THE L/H ESSENTIAL BUS, WIRE REPLACED. THE JUMPER WIRE AT THE CAPTAIN'S YOKE TRIM (GROUND SIDE) SWITCH FOUND SHORTED TO THE YOKE, WIRE REPLACED. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AT SPOKANE, WA. HORIZON AIR

## 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 SEA95IA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95IA102), May 17, 1995: Fairchild SA227-AC (N2727B), Spokane, WA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N2727B (2)

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

- [Incident 19910307013309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910307013309I), Mar 7, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N2727B), Billings, MT. Outer pane of the pilots windshield cracked. Aircraft landed without incident.
- [Incident 19891204059229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204059229I), Dec 4, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N2727B), Portland, OR. Declared emergency on approach due to hot NR2 battery. Landed safely. Replaced battery and cannon plug.

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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