# Incident 20030508014979I: Cndair CL6002B19, Chattanooga, TN, May 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2003, 12:28 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 35.0350° N, 85.2036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0350&lon=-85.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N829AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N829AS-2015-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03IA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030508014979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED INFLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH ATLANTA CENTER AND REQUESTED DIVERT TO CHATTANOOGA FROM PLANNED FLIGHT ATLANTA-TORONTO. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED AT TERMINAL GATE. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE RIGHT AILERON INBOARD AND OUTBOARD POWER CONTROL UNIT OUTPUT LINKS EXCEEDED THE PRESCRIBED TOLERANCE, WHICH ALLOWED THE RIGHT AILERON TO DEFLECT UPWARD, CAUSING AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT BANK. APPARENTLY AIRFLOW WAS SUFFICIENT TO BLOW AILERON BACK DOWN. CYCLE WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING DIVERSION TO CHATTANOOGA.

## 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 ATL03IA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA090), May 8, 2003: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (N829AS), Chattanooga, TN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Excessive wear on the bushings and the right aileron inboard and outboard power control unit output link resulting in the upward movement of the right aileron during cruise climb, uncommanded right…

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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