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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 400A · Newark, NJ · November 8, 2001

Date: November 8, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N141DR
Reported as: Beech 400A

N141DRRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2026 · Raytheon 400AS/N RK-184 · Built 1998 Airframe modelRaytheon 400A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Crew was on descent into teterboro with the autopilot on, when an uncommanded roll to the right was encountered. The right trim went full up and the left trim went to full down. Both pilots had to fly the a/c to keep it straight and level. Crew diverted to ewr due to the longer runway. The trim switch would not operate the trim system. After the a/c was on the ground about an hour, this inspector observed the trim system operate as designed. This system has a fault, in the relay, for the flight control data card.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW WAS ON DESCENT INTO TETERBORO WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON, WHEN AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE RIGHT TRIM WENT FULL UP AND THE LEFT TRIM WENT TO FULL DOWN. BOTH PILOTS HAD TO FLY THE A/C TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. CREW DIVERTED TO EWR DUE TO THE LONGER RUNWAY. THE TRIM SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE THE TRIM SYSTEM. AFTER THE A/C WAS ON THE GROUND ABOUT AN HOUR, THIS INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE TRIM SYSTEM OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THIS SYSTEM HAS A FAULT, IN THE RELAY, FOR THE FLIGHT CONTROL DATA CARD.

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