- Date
- December 11, 1986, 14:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- Paducah, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N323BAFairchild SA226TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861211083039I
- Case key
- 13661
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Just after the beginning of a descent for landing a rudder cable failed completely, rendering the rudder inoperative. The aircraft landed uneventfully. Metallurgical analysis revealed that the cable wore severely until it failed. Following an examination of two operator's SA-226 fleets many other worn control cables were found. Later, the FAA: 1. Published a cable inspection airworthiness directive 2. Recommended that the manufacturer clarify its published cable inspection procedures and 3. Recommended that aviation maintenance technician schools review their cable inspection teaching thoroughness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N323BA
- Reported as
- Fairchild SA226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC280
- Engine
- Garrett 331-3UW-303G, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Britt Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- STL · St. Louis, MI
- Destination
- PAH · Paducah, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PAH · Barkley Regional, runway 4, 6,499 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,700 total · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- PAH, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.