# Incident 19930126003649I: Fokker F28MK1000, Detroit, MI, January 26, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1993, 09:54 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452US-1998-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 1000 (registry code 4990808, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-1000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK1000
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 567 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930126003649I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WOULD MOVE IN DOWN POSITION ONLY. LANDED SAFELY. RREPLACED STABILIZER ACTUATOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA078), Jan 26, 1993: Fokker F-28 MK 1000 (N452US), Detroit, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER LUBRICATION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER GEARBOX BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE SERVICE PROCEDURE.

## Other reports on N452US (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890821065359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821065359I), Aug 21, 1989: Fokker F28MK1000 (N452US), Tampa, FL. Two takeoffs and returns due to smoke in cabin. Unable to find cause. Suspect residue oil in ducts.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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