Incident · 2000-03-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-03-12
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing - Canada (de Havilland) DHC-8-102 (N838EX)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the missing elevator stop bumper that resulted in elevator over-travel and damage to the elevator. A factor in the incident was the abrupt release of the elevator control lock in windy conditions.
Source: NTSB case IAD00IA026Flight 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.