Incident · 1995-04-16

NTSB case SEA95IA082 · FAIRCHILD SA-227 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1995-04-16
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA-227 (N385PH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Horizon Airlines Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HORIZON AIRLINES

Probable cause

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN BINDING AND FRACTURE OF THE ROD.

Source: NTSB case SEA95IA082

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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