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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC1030 · San Francisco, CA · February 2, 1995

Date: February 2, 1995 · 09:30 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Francisco International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Aircraft: N1852U
Reported as: Doug DC1030
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,029 total11,034 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 02-02-95, at 0930 PST, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC10-10 operated by united airlines, inc., declared an amber alert and returned to San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California and landed without incident. No damage to the aircraft or injuries to the passengers. The aircraft had a stuck stabilizer and a split elevator. The aircraft was nose heavy and right wing heavy. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed the aircraft was on ual flight 132 to chicago, Illinois. The aircraft was removed from service for inspection. The inspection found that the elevator torque tube was installed incorrectly during the installation of the elevator load feel mechanism. Cause of the installation problem is under investigation. This terminates the investigation and the report is closed. No pilot deviation. No 8029.11 generated.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 02-02-95, AT 0930 PST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC10-10 OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, INC., DECLARED AN AMBER ALERT AND RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A STUCK STABILIZER AND A SPLIT ELEVATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSE HEAVY AND RIGHT WING HEAVY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON UAL FLIGHT 132 TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE ELEVATOR LOAD FEEL MECHANISM. CAUSE OF THE INSTALLATION PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THE REPORT IS CLOSED. NO PILOT DEVIATION. NO 8029.11 GENERATED.