# Incident 20050102000349I: Bombdr DHC8401, Great Falls, MT, January 2, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2005, 07:00 local time
- 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
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410QX-2019-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR DHC8401
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050102000349I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20151030018469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151030018469I), Oct 30, 2015: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N410QX), Pullman, WA, No damage. QXE211, a dhc -8-401 N410QX departed puw on a revenue flight enroute to sea when the #2 engine oil temp climbed above normal. Checklist procedures were…
- [Incident 20031002027709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002027709I), Oct 2, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N410QX), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Horizon air, flight 2340 on October 2, 2003 at 2338 MDT from mso to fca, hit an unknown number of ducks, at 7800' MSL approximately 20 NM sse of fca. The…

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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