Incident · 2000-02-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-02-21
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Embraer 120 (N566SW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- Ameriflight, LLC Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
Moisture contamination of the elevator trim actuator units resulting in their failure to operate at below freezing temperatures
Source: NTSB case LAX00IA106Flight 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.