# Incident 20001009031119I: Doug DC1030, Paris, FR, October 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2000, 08:45 local time
- Place: Paris, FR
- Airport: Charles-De-Gaulle Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N234NW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001009031119I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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