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Aviation incident ERA15IA008

NONE · CESSNA S550 · 2014-10-04 · Tampa, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA15IA008
Event ID
20141006X40044
Type
Incident
Date
2014-10-04
Location
Tampa, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.975555, -82.533332

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
S550
Registration
N550AJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
Damage

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The lack of flat roller bearings in the two elevator trim tab actuators and maintenance personnel’s inadequate lubrication of the left elevator trim tab actuator, both of which resulted in the overstress fracture of the left internal screw and subsequent in-flight failure of the pitch trim system.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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