Incident · 1996-11-24

NTSB case CHI97IA034 · Airbus Industrie A-320-211 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1996-11-24
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A-320-211 (N310NW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

restricted movement of the autopilot mode engagement/disengagement lever bearing in the rudder artificial feel and trim unit. A factor relating to this incident was: company management not implementing the respective service bulletin.

Source: NTSB case CHI97IA034

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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