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.
(-23) On Thursday, June 17, 1999, a us air express, DHC-8, N806EX, reported an elevator trim jam at 18000 ft. the autopilot had disconnected and the jam could not be freed using standby trim. The aircraft descended through 11000 feet before the trim would operate again. On the ground, contract maintenance (corporate wings) was contacted to inspect the elevator and trim system visually from a bucket truck. It was found that the trim would hang up if it was run full up then back towards neutral. Maintenance control decided to send two mechanics from the home base to troubleshoot further. Maintenance replaced the trim actuator iaw dhc maintenance manual chapter 27 and returned the aircraft to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1999, A US AIR EXPRESS, DHC-8, N806EX, REPORTED AN ELEVATOR TRIM JAM AT 18000 FT. THE AUTOPILOT HAD DISCONNECTED AND THE JAM COULD NOT BE FREED USING STANDBY TRIM. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH 11000 FEET BEFORE THE TRIM WOULD OPERATE AGAIN. ON THE GROUND, CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (CORPORATE WINGS) WAS CONTACTED TO INSPECT THE ELEVATOR AND TRIM SYSTEM VISUALLY FROM A BUCKET TRUCK. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRIM WOULD HANG UP IF IT WAS RUN FULL UP THEN BACK TOWARDS NEUTRAL. MAINTENANCE CONTROL DECIDED TO SEND TWO MECHANICS FROM THE HOME BASE TO TROUBLESHOOT FURTHER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TRIM ACTUATOR IAW DHC MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 27 AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N806EX · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.