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) Maintenance personnel on post flight inspection noted damage to l/h inboard aileron and l/h mid flap. Damage due to disconnected torque tube between #3 & 4 flap transmissions, allowing flap to come into contact with aileron.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION NOTED DAMAGE TO L/H INBOARD AILERON AND L/H MID FLAP. DAMAGE DUE TO DISCONNECTED TORQUE TUBE BETWEEN #3 & 4 FLAP TRANSMISSIONS, ALLOWING FLAP TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH AILERON.
Other reports on N470EV · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.