At 0805 eastern time, the pilot of a Beech 1900D aborted takeoff of a positioning flight after maintenance due to a jammed elevator control. The two pilots were not injured and the airplane was not damaged. The maintenance performed on the aircraft required removal of the elevator trim wheel. The mechanic did not index the trim wheel before removal and reinstalled it so that when the wheel was positioned to neutral, the elevator trim was actually in a nose down position.
October 16, Albany, N.Y. / Beech 1900
At 0805 eastern time, the pilot of a Beech 1900D aborted takeoff of a positioning flight after maintenance due to a jammed elevator control. The two pilots were not injured and the airplane was not damaged. The maintenance performed on the aircraft required removal of the elevator trim wheel. The mechanic did not index the trim wheel before removal and reinstalled it so that when the wheel was positioned to neutral, the elevator trim was actually in a nose down position....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 1900D aborted takeoff due to a jammed elevator control during a positioning flight following maintenance.
- The issue was caused by a mechanic improperly reinstalling the elevator trim wheel without indexing it, leading to an incorrect "neutral" trim setting (actual nose-down position).
- No injuries to the pilots or damage to the airplane occurred as a result of the aborted takeoff.
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