# Incident 19970220008179I: Dhav DHC8102, Detroit, MI, February 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1997, 09:27 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.2291° N, 83.3890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2291&lon=-83.3890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220008179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT OUTBOARD SPOILER JAMMED IN THE 1/2 UP POSITION. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM SHOWED THE ROTARY ACTUATOR, P/M A44700-009, HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. THE ACTUATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT AT MANUFACTURE AND ITS TOTAL TIME IS THE SAME AS THE AIRCRAFT. THE ROTARY ACTUATOR WAS SENT TO THE ACTUATOR MANUFACTURER FACILITY FOR DISASSEMBLY AND ANALYSIS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE OPERATORS PMI AND THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR.

## 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 CHI97IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA073), Feb 20, 1997: de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N828MA), Romulus, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: a fractured fusion weld in the piston of the roll spoiler servoactuator, which allowed the plug at the base of the piston to separate and jam the piston. A factor relating to the incident 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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