Incident · 2000-08-12

NTSB case FTW00IA228 · Embraer EMB-120ER · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-08-12
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120ER (N16718)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL EXPRESS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Continental Express Inc.

Probable cause

the improper installation of the right elevator trim control wheel by company mechanics, which resulted in an elevator trim malfunction.

Source: NTSB case FTW00IA228

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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