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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Minneapolis, MN · August 15, 2003

Date: August 15, 2003 · 09:00 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Aircraft: N79XJ
Reported as: Saab SF340A

N79XJRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2005 · Saab-Fairchild 340AS/N 340A-079 Airframe modelSaab-Fairchild 340A

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) During climb out and at level flight, flaps began uncommanded movement causing the aircraft to experience pitch changes. Flap position potentiometer had a loose shaft which caused the flap system to hunt for commanded position. SDR has been submitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT AND AT LEVEL FLIGHT, FLAPS BEGAN UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPERIENCE PITCH CHANGES. FLAP POSITION POTENTIOMETER HAD A LOOSE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED THE FLAP SYSTEM TO HUNT FOR COMMANDED POSITION. SDR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Other reports on N79XJ · 1

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

Incident 20000727031939INormal Cruise · Fort Wayne, IN(-23)Flight crew declared an emergency and landed at Fort Wayne, IN (kfwa) due to smoke in the cargo area. Aircraft landed without incident, cargo hold was inspection and no sign of smoke was evident. Maintenance personnel in fwa cleaned cannon plug pins and…Jul 27, 2000