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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-8-102 · Buffalo, NY · January 12, 2000

Date
January 12, 2000 · 07:37 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N809EX
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0

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 Wednesday, January 12, 2000, at 0737 local, an allegheny airlines d/b/a us air express, DHC-8, N809EX, performed an air turnback to buf due to an elector trim problem. The aircraft landed on runway 23 and taxied to the ramp without incident. Company mechanic, frank klawitter, inspected the elevator trim and found it to be working satisfactorily. He proceeded to lube both trim actuators with MIL-21164 grease iaw mm 12-20-00 and 12-30-37, re-installed panels and operated elevator trim with no defects noted. The aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2000, AT 0737 LOCAL, AN ALLEGHENY AIRLINES D/B/A US AIR EXPRESS, DHC-8, N809EX, PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK TO BUF DUE TO AN ELECTOR TRIM PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANIC, FRANK KLAWITTER, INSPECTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM AND FOUND IT TO BE WORKING SATISFACTORILY. HE PROCEEDED TO LUBE BOTH TRIM ACTUATORS WITH MIL-21164 GREASE IAW MM 12-20-00 AND 12-30-37, RE-INSTALLED PANELS AND OPERATED ELEVATOR TRIM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.