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FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Augusta, ME · August 2, 2005

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Date
August 2, 2005 · 17:05 local
Place
Augusta, ME
Airport
Augusta Spb
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NSVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N136MJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC05IA128
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,151 total1,151 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days
N136MJRegistration cancelled Nov 25, 2008 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-36 · Built 1993Airframe modelBeech 1900DEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During general surveillance at Augusta airport this inspector observed aircraft N136MJ parked on ramp by local FBO, Maine instrument flight. Aircraft had left elevator removed. Inquired with station personnel and was informed that aircraft had an elevator problem and aircraft maintenance was presently working the problem. This inspector spoke with colgan tech support mechanic who was in from monasis. Mechanic informed this inspector that elevator bearing from support block (bearing block/mount bracket) had worked loose. Mechanic stated that most of the rivets that secure the l.h. elevator outside mount block had come loose. Log book write up from crew states "at rotation speed (100KIAS), control column was temporarily stuck until extreme back pressure was applied. Control column then moved rapidly aft and aircraft jumped off runway. In flight, aircraft elevator trim very slowly moved to nose up, requiring approximately 1/2 unit change nose down every 1-2 minutes. Flight controls don't seem to bind on subsequent ground checks." Mechanic stated to this inspector that this incident happened enroute from rockland, Maine to Augusta, Maine. Per the aircraft maintenance log, aircraf maintenance found a worn outboard attach point. Mechanic informed this inspector that colgan maintenance had removed the elevator and moved it to their hyannis maintenance base in Massachusetts. This inspector notified office manager and airworthiness supervisor of elevator situation and immediately notified NTSB. NTSB representative privacy data omitted notified and copies of log pages faxed to representative ^priva^ this inspector attempted to contact colgan pmi and was informed all of colgan airworthiness personnel were out of their office. This inspector then spoke with colgan poi of this situation. Poi stated he would notify pmi of elevator situation. This inspector was informed that the NTSB is calling this situation an incident and that an NTSB investigation will take place.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING GENERAL SURVEILLANCE AT AUGUSTA AIRPORT THIS INSPECTOR OBSERVED AIRCRAFT N136MJ PARKED ON RAMP BY LOCAL FBO, MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD LEFT ELEVATOR REMOVED. INQUIRED WITH STATION PERSONNEL AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIRCRAFT HAD AN ELEVATOR PROBLEM AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WAS PRESENTLY WORKING THE PROBLEM. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH COLGAN TECH SUPPORT MECHANIC WHO WAS IN FROM MONASIS. MECHANIC INFORMED THIS INSPECTOR THAT ELEVATOR BEARING FROM SUPPORT BLOCK (BEARING BLOCK/MOUNT BRACKET) HAD WORKED LOOSE. MECHANIC STATED THAT MOST OF THE RIVETS THAT SECURE THE L.H. ELEVATOR OUTSIDE MOUNT BLOCK HAD COME LOOSE. LOG BOOK WRITE UP FROM CREW STATES "AT ROTATION SPEED (100KIAS), CONTROL COLUMN WAS TEMPORARILY STUCK UNTIL EXTREME BACK PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. CONTROL COLUMN THEN MOVED RAPIDLY AFT AND AIRCRAFT JUMPED OFF RUNWAY. IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR TRIM VERY SLOWLY MOVED TO NOSE UP, REQUIRING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 UNIT CHANGE NOSE DOWN EVERY 1-2 MINUTES. FLIGHT CONTROLS DON'T SEEM TO BIND ON SUBSEQUENT GROUND CHECKS." MECHANIC STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ENROUTE FROM ROCKLAND, MAINE TO AUGUSTA, MAINE. PER THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG, AIRCRAF MAINTENANCE FOUND A WORN OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT. MECHANIC INFORMED THIS INSPECTOR THAT COLGAN MAINTENANCE HAD REMOVED THE ELEVATOR AND MOVED IT TO THEIR HYANNIS MAINTENANCE BASE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INSPECTOR NOTIFIED OFFICE MANAGER AND AIRWORTHINESS SUPERVISOR OF ELEVATOR SITUATION AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED NTSB. NTSB REPRESENTATIVE ^PRIVACY DAT^ NOTIFIED AND COPIES OF LOG PAGES FAXED TO REPRESENTATIVE ^PRIVA^ THIS INSPECTOR ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT COLGAN PMI AND WAS INFORMED ALL OF COLGAN AIRWORTHINESS PERSONNEL WERE OUT OF THEIR OFFICE. THIS INSPECTOR THEN SPOKE WITH COLGAN POI OF THIS SITUATION. POI STATED HE WOULD NOTIFY PMI OF ELEVATOR SITUATION. THIS INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED THAT THE NTSB IS CALLING THIS SITUATION AN INCIDENT AND THAT AN NTSB INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE PLACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC05IA128Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRockland, MEA loose elevator attachment, which resulted in a partial elevator binding during takeoff and uncommanded elevator movement during cruise.Aug 2, 2005 · No damage

Other reports on N136MJ · 1

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

Incident 20070527014399INormal Cruise · Lebanon, NH(-23) This office notified by new england region operations center that: "colgan 4833, BE1900, laguardia, NY to Lebanon, NH shutdown the right engine for low oil pressure. Aircraft landed runway 18 without incident at 1627 EDT, 5/27/07. This inspector spoke…May 27, 2007 · No damage