From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 13, a DHC-8-102, N839EX, a loud vibration was discovered while in level cruise at 12,000 ft. the crew described a grinding sound. Instruments appeared normal and the vibration constant with differnt power settings. The crew elected to divert to bgm where a normal landing was made. Maintenance inspected forward pressure panels 121AL & bl and 122 ar & br, and found several loose screws and one missing screw. They installed the missing screw and re-torqued all the screws and the missing lav plug was reinstalled. Maintenance inspected the engine mounts and accessories, props, flight controls, wings, and tail. No defects were found. All work was done i/a/w standard maintenance practices. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, A DHC-8-102, N839EX, A LOUD VIBRATION WAS DISCOVERED WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE AT 12,000 FT. THE CREW DESCRIBED A GRINDING SOUND. INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL AND THE VIBRATION CONSTANT WITH DIFFERNT POWER SETTINGS. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BGM WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FORWARD PRESSURE PANELS 121AL & BL AND 122 AR & BR, AND FOUND SEVERAL LOOSE SCREWS AND ONE MISSING SCREW. THEY INSTALLED THE MISSING SCREW AND RE-TORQUED ALL THE SCREWS AND THE MISSING LAV PLUG WAS REINSTALLED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND ACCESSORIES, PROPS, FLIGHT CONTROLS, WINGS, AND TAIL. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. ALL WORK WAS DONE I/A/W STANDARD MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N839EX · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.