Incident · 1997-02-24

NTSB case CHI97IA074 · de Havilland DHC-8-311 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-02-24
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-8-311 (N430AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: MESA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MESA AIRLINES

Probable cause

a missing 'C' clip, which resulted in the master link coming apart, allowing the electric elevator trim chain and cable to become entangled in the elevator trim cables.

Source: NTSB case CHI97IA074

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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