Jazz DH8C near Vancouver on Jul 25th 2013, flight control problems

Last Update: July 30, 2013 / 13:36:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 25, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8081

Destination
Victoria, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FMDW

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-FMDW performing flight QK-8081 from Vancouver,BC to Victoria,BC (Canada), had just reached cruise altitude of 4000 feet out of Vancouver, about 10nm from Victoria, when the crew noticed increased control stiffness on the ailerons. Although not a full block the crew felt the necessity to disconnect the left and right hand yokes, after which the captain's controls moved freely while the first officer's flight controls remained stiff. The crew declared emergency, requested emergency services on standby and landed safely in Victoria about 11 minutes after departure from Vancouver.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 25, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8081

Destination
Victoria, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FMDW

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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