# Incident 20070502831409I: Doug DC1030, Atlanta, GA, May 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2007, 11:06 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CNMA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270AX-2012-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 (registry code 3023501, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50 series (registry code 30018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- People aboard: 303
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070502831409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATL FSDO ON SCENE INITIAL START OF THE INCIDENT, ON 5-16-07 FAA ICC TURNED OVER TO THE DFW FSDO. PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATION AS AN INCIDENT BASED ON NTSB (45 CFR 830.5). AIRLINE REPORTED ON DESCENT INTO HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA (ATL) THROUGH 10,000 FT AND SLOWING THROUGH 250 KTS, AUTOPILOT OUT OF TRIM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED GREATER THAN 5 SECONDS. ON AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. PITCH TRIM INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 1 DEGREE ANU. ATTEMPTED TO TRIM WITH BOTH CONTROL YOKE SWITCHES, ALTERNATE ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM AND MANUAL PITCH TRIM WITHOUT SUCCESS. DISCONTINUED APPROACH, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ATL. AIRLINE AND NTSB REPORTED MALFUNCTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 MIA07IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA088), May 2, 2007: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N270AX), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The improper overhaul of the horizontal stabilizer chain drive unit drive assembly.

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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