SDR SIMA950641

Service difficulty report · Controls · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
March 5, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
266
Part
Controls
Condition
Iced Up
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 3947 - ON DESCENT FROM 17,000 MSL, DEVELOPED MODERATE ICE AT 15,500, SPEED 230 KNOTS. AS THE ICE WAS DETECTED, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE IN THE CONTROLS. AT THIS TIME, ACFT THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL LEFT THEN RIGHT BEFORE COMING ACK TO NORMAL. CREW REPORTED ACFT WAS IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION, BUT THE CONTROLS WERE FEELING VERY STIFF AND HARD TO MANEUVER. THE ICE DEPARTED ACFT SURFACES AND FLIGHT CONTROLS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS WAS AT ARRROX 8,000 MSL. MTX PERFORMED TURBULENCE INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF DE-ICE SYSTEM. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (X)

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