# Incident 19961019038829I: Swrngn SA227AC, Spokane, WA, October 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1996, 17:55 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3116Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-2002-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019038829I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19930108005959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108005959I), Jan 8, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Billings, MT. Aircraft failed to pressurize after takeoff. Returned. Found main door seal had failed.
- [Incident 19920329011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329011489I), Mar 29, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Portland, OR. Left engine low oil pressure light on approach. Shut down. Landed safely. Dome prop seal failed allowing oil leak.
- [Incident 19900430026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430026479I), Apr 30, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Brake pucks were wedged into brakes.
- [Incident 19871003063299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003063299I), Oct 3, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Boise, ID. The aircraft returned to the airport due to an unlatched cowling. Operator is taking action to prevent recurrence.

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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