Incident · 1988-06-03

NTSB case CHI88IA129 · SHORT BROTHERS SD3-60 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1988-06-03
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: SHORT BROTHERS SD3-60 (N383MQ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SIMMONS AIRLINES — Flag carrier (121) Operator Does Business As: AMERICAN EAGLE

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP POSITION SIGNALLING CABLE DUE TO CHAFFING INITIATED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION/RIGGING BY A MANUFACTURER'S VENDOR.

Source: NTSB case CHI88IA129

Flight 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.

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