# Incident 20080520837619I: Bombdr DHC8402, Portland, OR, May 20, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425QX-2012-11-08) (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 DHC8402
- 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/20080520837619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM MFR THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND AILERON CONTROL RESISTED TURNING LEFT.  FAULT WAS MOMENTARY AND NO ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE USED.  SIMILAR FAULT OCCURRED UPON DESCENT INTO PDX, FOR SLIGHTLY LONGER PERIOD (10 SECONDS)

## Other reports on N425QX (1)

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

- [Incident 20080925849069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080925849069I), Sep 25, 2008: Bombdr DHC8402 (N425QX), Seattle, WA, No damage. (-23) In cruise at 220 knots main gear doors cycled open for one second. Performed alternate gear extension per e/a checklist. Right main gear did not extend…

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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