Incident · 2001-04-25
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-04-25
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145 (N29917)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- CONTINENTAL EXPRESS Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC
Probable cause
The manufacturer's inadequate quality control, which resulted in a jammed elevator trim actuator.
Source: NTSB case NYC01IA107Flight 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.