Accident · 1998-01-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-01-21
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 (N15827)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- CONTINENTAL EXPRESS Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CONTINENTAL EXPRESS
Probable cause
The improper overhaul of lug holes on the fuel/oil heat exchanger. A factor was the lack of direction contained in the manufacturer's overhaul manual for working with the lug holes.
Source: NTSB case NYC98FA062Flight 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.