Incident · 1997-02-20

NTSB case CHI97IA073 · de Havilland DHC-8-102 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-02-20
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N828MA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MESABA AIRLINES

Probable cause

a fractured fusion weld in the piston of the roll spoiler servoactuator, which allowed the plug at the base of the piston to separate and jam the piston. A factor relating to the incident was: the inadequate design of the airplane's roll spoiler servoactuator piston.

Source: NTSB case CHI97IA073

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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