ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223876
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Anguilla Airways |
| Registration: | VP-AEJ |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Robert L. Bradshaw Int Airport, Saint Kitts -
 St. Kitts and Nevis
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sint Eustatius-F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX/TNCE) |
| Saint Kitts-Golden Rock Airport (SKB/TKPK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a short flight between the islands of Saint Eustatius and Saint Kitts, Caribbean, the pilot noticed that the ailerons felt “sluggish” but the aircraft landed successfully at Saint Kitts. It was found that a drive rod for the right aileron had broken and a spherical bearing, fitted to one end of the rod, had corroded heavily and was seized. Several safety actions have been taken to reduce the maintenance interval for control rods due to an increased risk of corrosion from the environmental factors where the aircraft operated.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2019 15:53 | harro | Added |
| 30-Apr-2022 03:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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