# Incident 19960318021119I: Airbus A320211, Detroit, MI, March 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2306° N, 83.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2306&lon=-83.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-212 (registry code 3930322, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318021119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 18, 1996, NWAA FLIGHT 1714 EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED PITCH EXCURSION DURING LEVEL OFF AT 37,000 FT. MSL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A BRIEF HISTORY OF FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS AND ITS AIRWORTHINESS COULD BE IN QUESTION.

## 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 CHI96IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA109), Mar 18, 1996: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (N340NW), Detroit, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: a defective diode in the number two stabilizer actuator that produced an intermittent loss of electrical motor power during transient, closed loop control of the actuator. A factor was the…

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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