# Incident 20020807036979I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Rochester, NY, August 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N553HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553HK-2006-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807036979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2002, AT 11:30 AM LOCAL TIME, A JETSTREAM 4101 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N533HK, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 AS TRANS STATES AIRLINES, INC FLIGHT 5352, LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC). ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT, THE STABILIZER TRIM FAILED TO OPERATE AND IT BECAME NECESSARY FOR THE CREW TO EXERT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. ACCORDING TO THE CREW, THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED EARLIER WHEN THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BWI ENROUTE TO ROC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE FLOWN TO ROC TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A COMPANYMAINTENANCE FACILITY IN RICHMOND, VA. WHERE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS ELEVATOR TRIM SWITCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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