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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC1030 · Paris, FR · October 9, 2000

Date: October 9, 2000 · 08:45 local
Place: Paris, FR
Airport: Charles-De-Gaulle Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Aircraft: N234NW
Reported as: Doug DC1030
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Nwa flight 50, cotober 09, 2000, detroit to Charles degaulle (lfpg) had number 2 auto pilot pitch malfunction while descending through FL240 to FL220. Six passengers injured, 3 serious, 3 minor, 8 of 9 flight attendants injured, 2 serious. Control wheel steering sent to Boeing for further analysis. Incident report requested by AAI-100.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NWA FLIGHT 50, COTOBER 09, 2000, DETROIT TO CHARLES DEGAULLE (LFPG) HAD NUMBER 2 AUTO PILOT PITCH MALFUNCTION WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH FL240 TO FL220. SIX PASSENGERS INJURED, 3 SERIOUS, 3 MINOR, 8 OF 9 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INJURED, 2 SERIOUS. CONTROL WHEEL STEERING SENT TO BOEING FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. INCIDENT REPORT REQUESTED BY AAI-100.