Summary
On September 04, 2002, a Saab-scania Ab (saab) 340A (N110XJ) was involved in an incident near Detroit, MI. All 25 people aboard were uninjured.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: A malfunctioning yaw damper.
On September 4, 2002, at 1234 eastern daylight time, a Saab 340A, N110XJ, operated by Mesaba Aviation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, landed without incident at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Detroit, Michigan, after reporting a control system anomaly while en route from Cleveland, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the landing. The scheduled passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flightcrew and passengers reported no injuries.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI02IA275. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N110XJ.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
A malfunctioning yaw damper.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On September 4, 2002, at 1234 eastern daylight time, a Saab 340A, N110XJ, operated by Mesaba Aviation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, landed without incident at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Detroit, Michigan, after reporting a control system anomaly while en route from Cleveland, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the landing. The scheduled passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flightcrew and passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio.
According to a written statement provided by Mesaba Aviation, during climbout from CLE the first officer (FO) reported that turns to the left were "difficult". The flightcrew continued the climb and noticed the rudder trim had trimmed 5 units to the right. Approximately 2,000 feet prior to leveloff the pitch trim annunciator light illuminated and remained illuminated after the flightcrew completed the quick reference checklist. The flightcrew monitored the trim position indicator and manually operated the trim for the remainder of the flight.
Company maintenance personnel determined a malfunctioning yaw damper was the source of the control anomaly.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI02IA275