Incident · 1997-01-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-01-21
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900D (N75ZV)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- MESA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MESA AIRLINES
Probable cause
an axial shift of the aft flap track bearing's outer roller, resulting in erosion and failure of the flap track bracket/bearing assembly. A factor relating to the incident was: inadequate inspection of the flap roller bearing/bracket assemblies.
Source: NTSB case SEA97IA051Flight 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.