Incident · 1998-10-21

NTSB case LAX99IA013 · Boeing MD-11 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-10-21
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing MD-11 (N581FE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Probable cause

A jammed spoiler control pulley system caused by a shop rag left in an area of recent maintenance. Neither the maintenance organization nor the mechanic responsible could be determined.

Source: NTSB case LAX99IA013

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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