Incident · 1994-10-13

NTSB case FTW95IA023 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-10-13
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11 (N1758B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U. S. AFRICA AIRWAYS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U. S. AFRICA AIRWAYS

Probable cause

IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS RESULTING IN A JAMMED SPOILER. A FACTOR WAS THE REVERSED AILERON FITTING.

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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