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Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SD360 · Miami, FL · June 2, 1996

Date: June 2, 1996 · 13:12 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GUUA
Aircraft: N826BE
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA96IA146
Reported as: Stbros SD360
People aboard: 35
Fatal injuries: 0

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: after take off or climb out, pilot noted he lost control of elevator trim. Aircraft returned and landed without incident. Inspection revealed elevator trim system had broken trim cable next to pulley where cable changes direction 45 degrees. SDR submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE OFF OR CLIMB OUT, PILOT NOTED HE LOST CONTROL OF ELEVATOR TRIM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM HAD BROKEN TRIM CABLE NEXT TO PULLEY WHERE CABLE CHANGES DIRECTION 45 DEGREES. SDR SUBMITTED.

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 MIA96IA146Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMiami, FLfatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim cable.Jun 2, 1996 · No damage