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| Date: | Sunday 16 April 1995 |
| Time: | 08:05 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Air |
| Registration: | N385PH |
| MSN: | AC-595 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23609 hours |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE331-11U-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Pasco, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KPSC) |
| Portland, OR (KPDX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW NOTICED AN UNUSUAL AIRFRAME VIBRATION, AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. FAA INSPECTORS DETERMINED THAT THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ROD HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, ALLOWING IT TO BIND AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN BINDING AND FRACTURE OF THE ROD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95IA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 1990 | N385PH | Horizon Air | 0 | Kalispell, MT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 07:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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