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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Atlanta, GA · April 30, 2006

Date
April 30, 2006 · 20:19 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ZZDA
Aircraft
N954AT
Reported as
Boeing 717200
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce BR700715A130
People aboard
67
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) Per logpage #782783 capt reported aircraft autopilot disconnected at 13000 feet during descent. Crew had no roll control. Both yokes held firmly. Afs override off and still no roll control. After 3-4 min controls released. Aircraft operated without autopilot to landing. Landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PER LOGPAGE #782783 CAPT REPORTED AIRCRAFT AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AT 13000 FEET DURING DESCENT. CREW HAD NO ROLL CONTROL. BOTH YOKES HELD FIRMLY. AFS OVERRIDE OFF AND STILL NO ROLL CONTROL. AFTER 3-4 MIN CONTROLS RELEASED. AIRCRAFT OPERATED WITHOUT AUTOPILOT TO LANDING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.