# Incident 19970121005569I: Beech 1900D, Seattle, WA, January 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1997, 06:20 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 47.4394° N, 122.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4394&lon=-122.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75ZV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,850 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97IA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121005569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TWO MILE FINAL AND CLEARED TO LAND. CREW SELECTED 35 DEGREE FLAPS FROM 17 DEGREE WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN ABRUPT ROLL TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 15-20 DEGREES. THE FIRST OFFICER WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, INDICATES HE COUNTERED TO ROLL WITH LEFT CONTROL INPUT WHERE HE FELT LIKE IT JAMMED AND THEN BROKE FREE. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD WHEN THIS WAS ENCOUNTERED. SOME RUDDER AND FULL AILERON DEFLECTION WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO KEEP WINGS LEVEL FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HAND, OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD BEARING HAD SEIZED AND WAS TORN OUT OF THE FLAP CAVITY. THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE FLAP AND INBOARD EDGE OF THE AILERON EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF GOUGING.

## 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 SEA97IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97IA051), Jan 21, 1997: Beech 1900D (N75ZV), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: an axial shift of the aft flap track bearing's outer roller, resulting in erosion and failure of the flap track bracket/bearing assembly. A factor relating to the incident was: inadequate inspection…

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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