# Incident 19960529018129I: Dorner DO328100, Spokane, WA, May 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.6509° N, 108.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6509&lon=-108.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328100
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96IA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960529018129I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA96IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96IA104), May 29, 1996: Dornier 328 (N336PH), Billings, MT, incident, no damage. Probable cause: paint 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…

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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