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Incident

FAA incident report · Bombdr DHC8401 · Great Falls, MT · January 2, 2005

Date
January 2, 2005 · 07:00 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Great Falls International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N410QX
Reported as
Bombdr DHC8401
People aboard
31
Fatal injuries
0

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 01/02/05, qxea flt 2321 departed hln enroute to gtf, the flight crew experienced aircraft roll to the right. The pilot balanced the fuel in the wings, but still had to correct the aircraft for straight flight with full left aileron trim. During the descent into gtf, the f/o noticed that right inboard spoiler was partially extended as indicated on the pfcs. During post flight walk around, the f/o noted the spoiler was deployed. Qxea maintenance personnel came and trouble-shot the system. Maintenance personnel removed and replaced spoiler lift dump valve. A normal flight attitude, test flight was performed to ensure all spoilers were fully retracted and the aircraft was ferried to pdx. A SDR will be submitted by air carrier. The incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/02/05, QXEA FLT 2321 DEPARTED HLN ENROUTE TO GTF, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED AIRCRAFT ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT BALANCED THE FUEL IN THE WINGS, BUT STILL HAD TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR STRAIGHT FLIGHT WITH FULL LEFT AILERON TRIM. DURING THE DESCENT INTO GTF, THE F/O NOTICED THAT RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AS INDICATED ON THE PFCS. DURING POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, THE F/O NOTED THE SPOILER WAS DEPLOYED. QXEA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CAME AND TROUBLE-SHOT THE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED SPOILER LIFT DUMP VALVE. A NORMAL FLIGHT ATTITUDE, TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED TO ENSURE ALL SPOILERS WERE FULLY RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PDX. A SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED BY AIR CARRIER. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N410QX · 2

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