ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226470
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90A King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-DRS |
| MSN: | LJ-1227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | East of Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| AYTU - Tufi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During climb out the pilot observed that the Attitude Indicator and both of the HSI instruments were not slaving. An off track divergence was questioned by ATC. The aircraft returned to Port Moresby and sat on the ground for a few weeks pending repairs.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 2007 | P2-DRS | Tropicair | Fishermans Island, off Port Moresby | |
non | |
| 12 September 2017 | P2-DRS | Tropicair | Port Moresby | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2019 08:44 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 01-Jun-2023 14:31 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2023 06:36 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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