# Incident 20030404006799I: Boeing 717200, Miami, FL, April 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BACM
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: BMW Rolls BR-700 series (registry code 09500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bmw-rolls-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717200
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030404006799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 16,000 FT THE CONTROL COLUMN OSCILLATED FORWARD AND AFT. CREW DISCONNECTED THE AUTO PILOT AND RETURNED TO MIA TO FIND DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF ACCESS PANEL 350AT COMING OFF DURING FLIGHT AND ACCESS PANEL 360AT BENT BACK AFT.

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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