Pascan AT42 at Sept-Iles on Jan 31st 2013, control problems after departure
Last Update: March 25, 2013 / 23:05:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Pascan Express
Flight number
P6-6835
Departure
Sept-Iles, Canada
Destination
Quebec, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GPEB
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42
ICAO Type Designator
AT42
The Canadian TSB reported on Mar 25th that ice had accumulated on the aircraft while parked over night in freezing rain conditions. After departure at about 21:00L (02:00Z) the crew experienced problems to achieve the desired pitch, which required sharp elevator movements. At 3500 feet all ice had melted, the control problems ceased and the aircraft continued to destination.
Metars:
CYZV 010400Z 26020G30KT 15SM BKN068 M06/M13 A2872 RMK SC6 SLP729=
CYZV 010300Z 24020G30KT 15SM SCT065 M03/M10 A2868 RMK SC3 PRESRR SLP714=
CYZV 010200Z 25023G35KT 15SM SCT056 M01/M08 A2861 RMK SC3 PRESRR SLP692=
CYZV 010100Z 25019G27KT 15SM BKN036 01/M03 A2854 RMK SC7 PRESRR SLP668=
CYZV 010000Z 23021G30KT 15SM FEW030 SCT055 BKN200 01/M01 A2847 RMK CU2SC2CI2 SLP645=
CYZV 312300Z 23020G30KT 10SM -SHRA SCT007 BKN015 OVC120 01/M00 A2840 RMK SF3SF2AC2 SLP620=
CYZV 312200Z 22019G26KT 10SM -SHRA BKN007 OVC011 01/01 A2836 RMK SF6SC2 SLP606=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Pascan Express
Flight number
P6-6835
Departure
Sept-Iles, Canada
Destination
Quebec, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GPEB
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42
ICAO Type Designator
AT42
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