SDR 2022F00148

Service difficulty report · None · Honda HA420

Difficulty date
March 20, 2022
Submitted
March 23, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N420H
Make and model
Honda HA420
Aircraft serial
227
Aircraft time
533 hours, 446 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Open
Location
Zone 400
Part time
533 hours, 446 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH, TMB420, A HONDA JET (HA-420) OPERATED BY FLYDREAMS, LLC (DBA VOLATO) ACC 4F1A515O DEPARTED KAPF (NAPLES, FL) FOR KEYW (KEY WEST, FL). UPON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CONTROLLABILITY ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY, THE TRIM SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT PITCH HAD A PARTIAL FAILURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETUNED TO NAPLES AIRPORT, LANDING UNEVENTFULLY. NO PASSENGERS OR CARGO WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

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