# Incident 19981021040669I: Doug MD11, Honolulu, HI, October 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1998, 10:15 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 21.3505° N, 157.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3505&lon=-157.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581FE-2000-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (registry code 3023602, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2D1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,097 total, 1,360 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99IA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981021040669I

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON OCTOBER 21, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM HAWAII STANDARD TIME, FEDEX MD-11, N581FE, DEPARTED HONOLULU, HAWAII, ON A SCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED ALMOST FULL LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER (NOT FULL LEFT RUDDER) TO HOLD AIRCRAFT HEADING.  THE FLIGHT CREW DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO HONOLULU.  LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR NOTED THREE OF THE FIVE SPOILERS ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WING WERE DEPLOYED.

## 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 LAX99IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99IA013), Oct 21, 1998: Boeing MD-11 (N581FE), Honolulu, HI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A jammed spoiler control pulley system caused by a shop rag left in an area of recent maintenance. Neither the maintenance organization nor the mechanic responsible could be determined.

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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