Incident · 1995-12-28

NTSB case CHI96IA066 · Fairchild SA227-AC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1995-12-28
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Fairchild SA227-AC (N159MC)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MESABA AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

inadequate maintenance installation and inspection of the elevator flight control system which led to restricted flight control elevator movement due to a loose bolt.

Source: NTSB case CHI96IA066

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.

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