Incident · 1999-02-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-02-05
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N934AS)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- ALASKA AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC
Probable cause
The restricted/delayed movement of the elevator flight control due to extremely cold weather conditions.
Source: NTSB case ANC99IA027Flight 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.