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B727 with runaway trim deviates from assigned altitude in ZID airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414592 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hvq |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 414592 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 414949 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Runaway trim. Lost 2000 ft before descent stopped. We immediately returned to FL310 and notified ZDC. Continued onto ind by company directions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 WITH RUNAWAY TRIM DEVIATES FROM ASSIGNED ALT IN ZID AIRSPACE.
Narrative: RUNAWAY TRIM. LOST 2000 FT BEFORE DSCNT STOPPED. WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO FL310 AND NOTIFIED ZDC. CONTINUED ONTO IND BY COMPANY DIRECTIONS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.