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) N27465, a fairchild SA-227-AC operated by big sky airlines, inc. departed Billings, MT. During climb, the right main gear overheat warning activated. The aircraft returned to Billings without further incident. Subsequent maintenance troubleshooting revealed a defective 450 degree thermal duct switch.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N27465, A FAIRCHILD SA-227-AC OPERATED BY BIG SKY AIRLINES, INC. DEPARTED BILLINGS, MT. DURING CLIMB, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OVERHEAT WARNING ACTIVATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BILLINGS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A DEFECTIVE 450 DEGREE THERMAL DUCT SWITCH.
Other reports on N27465 · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.