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Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Spokane, WA · October 19, 1996

Date
October 19, 1996 · 17:55 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Spokane International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N3116Z
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
2
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: inbound to geg, horizon air flight crew reported the manual aileron trim tab froze. Aircraft landed at geg without incident. Aircraft maintenance at geg reported they found water in the grease of the aileron trim tab actuator. Contacted horizon air quality control inspector, alex klingon. He informed me that all fairchild SA-227'S in the fleet will have aileron trim actuators replaced within the next 30 days. Pmi for horizon air notified. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: INBOUND TO GEG, HORIZON AIR FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE MANUAL AILERON TRIM TAB FROZE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT GEG WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AT GEG REPORTED THEY FOUND WATER IN THE GREASE OF THE AILERON TRIM TAB ACTUATOR. CONTACTED HORIZON AIR QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR, ALEX KLINGON. HE INFORMED ME THAT ALL FAIRCHILD SA-227'S IN THE FLEET WILL HAVE AILERON TRIM ACTUATORS REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. PMI FOR HORIZON AIR NOTIFIED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N3116Z · 4

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