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.
(-5)Horizon, flight 2184, Fokker-model FK-28-MK4000. N479AU. On 2/23/99, 17:43 MST, aircraft N479QU, s/n 11228, horizon flight no. 2184. Pilot reported while in cruise flight that the "channel lights" for the horizontal stabilizer illuminated, aircraft landed safely at Bozeman airport. Troubleshooting the stabilizer channel light system indicated a sticking switch malfunction. A malfunction or defect report had been filed by the FAA office.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)HORIZON, FLIGHT 2184, FOKKER-MODEL FK-28-MK4000. N479AU. ON 2/23/99, 17:43 MST, AIRCRAFT N479QU, S/N 11228, HORIZON FLIGHT NO. 2184. PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THAT THE "CHANNEL LIGHTS" FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ILLUMINATED, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT BOZEMAN AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING THE STABILIZER CHANNEL LIGHT SYSTEM INDICATED A STICKING SWITCH MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT HAD BEEN FILED BY THE FAA OFFICE.
Other reports on N479AU · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.