Incident · 1993-01-26

NTSB case CHI93IA078 · FOKKER F-28 MK 1000 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-01-26
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FOKKER F-28 MK 1000 (N452US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

IMPROPER LUBRICATION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER GEARBOX BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE SERVICE PROCEDURE.

Source: NTSB case CHI93IA078

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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