Incident · 1988-06-22

NTSB case CHI88IA141 · SWEARINGEN SA226-TC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1988-06-22
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: SWEARINGEN SA226-TC (N329BA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: BRITT AIRWAYS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BRITT AIRWAYS, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE FRONT MOTOR BEARING IN THE SAS SERVO MOTOR ASSEMBLY, AND THE RESULTANT 'JAMMING' OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AS A RESULT OF THE VIBRATION IN THE YOKE.

Source: NTSB case CHI88IA141

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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