# Incident 20080415832049I: Doug DC951, Rochester, NY, April 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2008, 13:21 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600TR-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415832049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2008, AT 1321 EDT, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N600TR, FLIGHT 1555, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, DURING THE CLIMB OUT FROM SYRACUSE AIRPORT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE CONTROL COLUMN. THE CREW ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND IMMEDIATELY THE OUT OF TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT ROCHESTER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTRACT MECHANIC FOUND THAT A COTTER KEY WAS MISSING FROM THE LEFT ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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