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Incident

FAA incident report · Jetair JETSTM4101 · Washington, DC · November 20, 1996

Date: November 20, 1996 · 13:02 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Dulles International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VTZA
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Aircraft: N319UE
Reported as: Jetair JETSTM4101
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total400 in this make and model285 in the last 90 days

N319UERegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2023 · Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101S/N 41042 Airframe modelJetstream JETSTREAM 4101 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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: during departure out of iad, with the aircraft level at 16,000 MSL, the flight attendant reported a vibration in the floor between seats 8 and 10. The first officer verified the vibration and reported to the captain that it was very prominent and severe. An emergency was declared and the aircraft returned to iad. During descent, the aircraft shook and vibrated even more toward the front. The f.a. said the vibration lessened in the rear. With the gear down and the flaps at 25, the aircraft landed with the rudder pedals and control yokes shaking almost like a stick shaker. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and noticed that the lavatory service door was not fairing properly. They removed the door and operated the aircraft with in accordance with the cdl. Another door was installed and the problem has not returned.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING DEPARTURE OUT OF IAD, WITH THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL AT 16,000 MSL, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR BETWEEN SEATS 8 AND 10. THE FIRST OFFICER VERIFIED THE VIBRATION AND REPORTED TO THE CAPTAIN THAT IT WAS VERY PROMINENT AND SEVERE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAD. DURING DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT SHOOK AND VIBRATED EVEN MORE TOWARD THE FRONT. THE F.A. SAID THE VIBRATION LESSENED IN THE REAR. WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND THE FLAPS AT 25, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS AND CONTROL YOKES SHAKING ALMOST LIKE A STICK SHAKER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THAT THE LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR WAS NOT FAIRING PROPERLY. THEY REMOVED THE DOOR AND OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CDL. ANOTHER DOOR WAS INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.