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Attributes | |
ACN | 468707 |
Time | |
Date | 200004 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : dca.vor |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
Environment | |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower tower : dfw.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
Route In Use | departure sid : river visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 468707 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
ASRS Report | 468708 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : acft mfdu other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Stabilizer trim problem, divert to iad. Departed dca runway 1 at XA05Z. After takeoff at 400 ft AGL, stabilizer trim #1 and #2 fault on MFDU. Climbed to 5000 ft MSL and executed MFDU procedure. Reset stabilizer trim switches on facility panel as per MFDU procedure. Trim switches faulted a second time. Attempted manual stabilizer trim as per MFDU procedure: manual stabilizer trim felt stiff and binding. Then accomplished jammed stabilizer procedure as per MFDU and flight manual. Declared emergency and landed at iad overweight, weight 93.6 pounds. Landing normal, touchdown smooth, 100 FPM. Maintenance took aircraft OTS at ida. Maintenance replaced first officer trim switch and facility computer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FK10 CREW HAD STABILIZER TRIM #1 AND #2 MFDU FAULT.
Narrative: STABILIZER TRIM PROB, DIVERT TO IAD. DEPARTED DCA RWY 1 AT XA05Z. AFTER TKOF AT 400 FT AGL, STABILIZER TRIM #1 AND #2 FAULT ON MFDU. CLBED TO 5000 FT MSL AND EXECUTED MFDU PROC. RESET STABILIZER TRIM SWITCHES ON FAC PANEL AS PER MFDU PROC. TRIM SWITCHES FAULTED A SECOND TIME. ATTEMPTED MANUAL STABILIZER TRIM AS PER MFDU PROC: MANUAL STABILIZER TRIM FELT STIFF AND BINDING. THEN ACCOMPLISHED JAMMED STABILIZER PROC AS PER MFDU AND FLT MANUAL. DECLARED EMER AND LANDED AT IAD OVERWT, WT 93.6 LBS. LNDG NORMAL, TOUCHDOWN SMOOTH, 100 FPM. MAINT TOOK ACFT OTS AT IDA. MAINT REPLACED FO TRIM SWITCH AND FAC COMPUTER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.