Incident · 2002-10-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-10-09
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-400 (N661US)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
The fatigue fracture of the lower rudder power control module manifold, which resulted in a lower rudder hardover.
Source: NTSB case ANC03IA001Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.