# Incident 20000725020549I: Emb EMB120, Reno, NV, July 25, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2000, 19:25 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- 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: N216SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216SW-2014-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120 (registry code 3260201, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- Reported engine: PWA PW118A
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000725020549I

## Narrative

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

(-23) (POTENTIAL FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEM)ON 07/25/2000, RENO, NV, 1919 SKW 3651 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHILE ON A 10 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 16R. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AUTO-PILOT WAS DISENGAGED HE FOUND THE LEFT AILERON HARD TO MOVE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 16R WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE EMERGENCY WAS TERMINATED AT 1922.  ON THE GROUND AT THE GATE, THE FLIGHT CREW PULLED ALL OF THE AUTO-PILOT CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHICH FREED UP THE MOVEMENT OF THE AILERON.  A CONTACT MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CONTROLS FOR MOVEMENT, WHICH CHECKED OUT NORMAL (AUTO-PILOT OFF).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SLC FOR MAINTENANCE.  SKYWEST MECHANICS REPLACED THE A/P TRANSFER BOX AND THE LEFT AILERON SERVO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN: ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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