Incident · 1995-03-17

NTSB case LAX95IA142 · BEECH 1900C · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1995-03-17
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BEECH 1900C (N1568W)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: ALPHA AVIATION LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALPHA AVIATION

Probable cause

AN AXIAL SHIFT OF THE OUTER BEARING ROLLER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, RESULTING IN EROSION AND FAILURE OF THE FLAP TRACK HINGE BRACKET/BEARING ASSEMBLY. FACTORS RELATING TO THE INCIDENT WERE: THE ROLLER BEARING AND ASSOCIATED BRACKET ASSEMBLY WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FLAP STRUCTURE COULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY; AND LACK OF INSPECTION CRITERIA IN THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL CONCERNING FLAP ROLLER/HINGE BRACKET ASSEMBLIES.

Source: NTSB case LAX95IA142

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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