19970420011239I

Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227AC · Portland, OR · April 20, 1997

Date: April 20, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: QXEA
Aircraft: N27444
Reported as: Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard: 18
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total1,200 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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: on routine 121 flight from klamath falls, OR to Portland, OR aileron trim froze at 16,000 feet. During descent at 9000 feet, trim unfroze and a normal landing was made at Portland. Inspection of aircraft system and freeze check of both actuators failed to reproduce problem. Left hand actuator had small amount of movement in control rod. Actuators were replaced, the aircraft inspected and returned to service 4/28/97. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON ROUTINE 121 FLIGHT FROM KLAMATH FALLS, OR TO PORTLAND, OR AILERON TRIM FROZE AT 16,000 FEET. DURING DESCENT AT 9000 FEET, TRIM UNFROZE AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AT PORTLAND. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT SYSTEM AND FREEZE CHECK OF BOTH ACTUATORS FAILED TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. LEFT HAND ACTUATOR HAD SMALL AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT IN CONTROL ROD. ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED, THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE 4/28/97. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.