# Incident 20010828027239I: Dhav DHC8102, Portland, OR, August 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5803° N, 122.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5803&lon=-122.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827PH-2006-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01IA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01IA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010828027239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2001, AT 1515 PDT, A HORIZON AIR FLIGHT 2185 EXPERIENCED A "STIFFNESS" IN THE ROLL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON AND CONTINUED TO THEIR PLANNED DESTINATION OF PORTLAND, OREGON. ENROUTE TO PORTLAND THE CREW REVIEWED THE ROLL CONTROL JAM CHECKLIST IN CASE THE CONTROLS DID JAM. THE CREW THEN DECIDED TO PULL THE ROLL DISCONNECT HANDLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL WHEEL WAS THE STIFF CONTROL. THEY THEN RE-ENGAGED THE ROLL CONTROL DISCONNECT HANDLE. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT PORTLAND AT 1615 PDT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. OTHER: A LETTER IS BEING PREPARED TO SEND TO HORIZON ASKING THEM TO RE-EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THEIR MANUAL PROCEDURES AS RELATES TO THE FOLLOWING: ENROUTE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION (FLIGHT CREW TO COMPANY), AND INTERNAL COMPANY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION (DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01IA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01IA161), Aug 28, 2001: de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N827PH), Portland, OR, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Improper tension of the right control yoke chain; a worn right aileron spring tab hinge bearing; improper tension of the left aileron spring tab aft spring and worn contact stud; improper tension of…

## Other reports on N827PH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920807034569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807034569I), Aug 7, 1992: Dhav DHC8102 (N827PH), Olympia, WA, Minor damage. Crew smelled electrical odor in cockpit. No smoke. Co-pilots windshield shattered on approach. Landed safely.

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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