Incident · 2002-05-08

NTSB case MIA02IA094 · Boeing B737-448 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-05-08
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing B737-448 (NEIBXI)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: RYAN AIR, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RYAN AIR INC

Probable cause

Inadequate maintenance by company maintenance personnel and failure to comply with manufacturer recommended maintence procedures (SB 737-55A1070R1), which resulted in an inflight inseparation of a section of the airplane's right hand elevator control tab. A factor in the incident was the flight crew's continued operation of the airplane with a known deficiency.

Source: NTSB case MIA02IA094

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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