Incident · 1993-01-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 1993-01-08
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N826MA)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MESABA AVIATION, INC.
Probable cause
THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TRANSFER TUBE SYSTEM, WHICH LOOSENED/DISCONNECTED DURING ENGINE OPERATION.
Source: NTSB case CHI93IA068Flight 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.