# Incident 19960625022959I: Boeing 767332, New York, NY, June 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1996, 19:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.6497° N, 73.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6497&lon=-73.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-332 (registry code 1385101, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767332
- Reported engine: PWA PW4060
- People aboard: 224
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 858 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96IA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960625022959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 3,000 FT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR AS WELL AS AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT ROLL. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO JFK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK WAS REVIEWED AND REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON THE ATA 24 (ELECTRICAL) AND ATA 27 (FLIGHT CONTROL) SYSTEMS. INTERVIEWS WITH DALA MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT A2B AILERON CONTROL CABLE, LOCATED AT STATION 325, ABOVE THE P32 PANEL WAS SEVERED AFTER IT CHAFFED THROUGH THE INSULATION OF THE GENERATOR FEED CABLE LOCATED AT THE MAIN EQUIPMENT CENTER. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH DALA MAINTENANCE MGMT. INCLUDING THE ATL-BASED MECHANICS WHO WERE INSTALLING THE REPLACEMENT AILERON CONTROL CABLE. FAA HAS ISSUED A TELEGRAPHIC AD (AD T96-14-51) AND BOEING HAS ISSUED BOEING ALERT SERVICE BULLETIN 767-24-A0113R1, DATED JULY 2, 1996 ISSUED TO PERFORM A ONE-TIME INSPECTION OF THE AILERON CONTROL CABLE AND THE RIGHT GENERATOR POWER FEEDER CABLES.

## 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 NYC96IA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA131), Jun 25, 1996: Boeing 767-332ER (N185DN), Jamaica, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the improper installation of the generator feed cable by the manufacturer, which resulted in a severed aileron cable due to arcing between the generator feed cable and aileron cable.

## Other reports on N185DN (1)

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

- [Accident 20110714023742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714023742A), Jul 14, 2011: Boeing 767332 (N185DN), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. On July 14, 2011, about 1933 eastern daylight time, a delta air lines B767-300ER, N185DN, operating as delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway b for departure…

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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