# Incident 20000206001219I: Doug DC983, Reno, NV, February 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2000
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973AS-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Pilot flight hours: 18,683 total, 3,818 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206001219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON CLIMB OUT PILOT REPORTED FAILURE OF PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE TRIM.  RETURNED TO RNO WITHOUT INCIDENT.  PILOT REPORTED TRIM STARTED TO WORK ON APPROACH BUT FAILED AGAIN.  MAINTENANCE FOUND PRIMARY TRIM MOTOR FAILED AND ALTERNATE TRIM SWITCH SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG.  PRIMARY TRIM MOTOR REPLACED.  PILOT AND COPILOT TRIM SWITCHES, ALTERNATE TRIM MOTOR, AND ALTERNATE TRIM SWITCH REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY.  MAINTENANCE TESTED PER MANUAL AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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