Gojet CRJ7 near Kansas City on Apr 18th 2010, control anomaly
Last Update: October 5, 2012 / 10:39:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2010
Classification
Incident
Airline
GoJet Airlines
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
During the descent through FL150 the ailerons broke free and responded again normally to normal control forces. The aircraft landed safely in Kansas City.
Maintenance was not able to detect any anomaly with the aileron control system.
The NTSB reported data off the flight data recorder confirmed binding of the ailerons, which only minimally responded to 25lbs inputs at the controls. Even after the left and right aileron control systems were separated both aileron controls remained bound. During the descent through about FL200 a control force of 34lbs over a period of 6 seconds was recorded for the left aileron, which broke that aileron free. The ambient temperature climbed through 32F (0C) shortly afterwards, the remainder of the flight was flown on the left control wheel.
On Oct 5th 2012 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause was:
The malfunction of the airplaneÂ’s aileron control system due to ice accumulation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2010
Classification
Incident
Airline
GoJet Airlines
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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