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Incident

FAA incident report · Dorner DO328100 · Spokane, WA · May 29, 1996

Date: May 29, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Spokane International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: QXEA
Aircraft: N336PH
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA96IA104
Reported as: Dorner DO328100
People aboard: 23
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,300 total

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What happened

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

Narrative: approximately 20 minutes after departure from billings, mt at FL 310 elevator trim system failed to operate in any mode. Elevator trim regained operation while descending through 18,000 ft. landed geg without incident. Horizon maintenance at geg found the two trim actuators desiccant windows indicated water in the actuators. privacy data omitted Maintenance changed the two actuators and released the aircraft to service with no further incident. This incident is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BILLINGS, MT AT FL 310 ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE IN ANY MODE. ELEVATOR TRIM REGAINED OPERATION WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 18,000 FT. LANDED GEG WITHOUT INCIDENT. HORIZON MAINTENANCE AT GEG FOUND THE TWO TRIM ACTUATORS DESICCANT WINDOWS INDICATED WATER IN THE ACTUATORS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE TWO ACTUATORS AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA96IA104Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBillings, MTpaint overspray on the elevator trim actuator push rods, which damaged the actuator quad rings during normal operation and allowed water to enter the actuators; and the resultant freezing of the actuators. Factors relating to the incident included the…May 29, 1996 · No damage