# Incident 19990511016029I: Airbus A300B4605R, Miami, FL, May 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1999, 14:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7082A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7082A-2011-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA99IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA99IA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511016029I

## Narrative

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

OPERATORS A300-600 REPORTED ERRATIC RUDDER MOVEMENTS DURING MANUAL APPROACH, CAUSED BY A DOUBLE FAULT WITH THE AUTOPILOT YAW ACTUATOR. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE YAW AUTO PILOT ACTUATOR, THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. REFER TO NTSB REPORT: DCA-99-1A-058, DATED MAY 17, 1999.

## 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 DCA99IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA99IA058), May 11, 1999: Airbus Industrie 300-600 (N7082A), Miami, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Uncommanded rudder movement caused by a contaminant in the engagement valve solenoid that prevented disengagement of the autopilot yaw actuator and cross-connected wiring of the autopilot yaw…

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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