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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · Minneapolis, MN · February 10, 2014

Date: February 10, 2014 · 10:47 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7100C
Reported as: Bombardier BD-100-1A10
Reported engine: Honeywell AS907-1-1A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total574 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While enroute from oak to msp, aircraft incurred an auto-pilot roll control failure. Aircraft was able to be hand flown, but with excessive and abnormal resistance to aileron inputs. Pilots determined that it was best to continue to destination. While descending to msp, pilots implemented actions per aileron control jam procedures. Jamming appeared to be on the co-pilot with pilot able to maintain control via the roll spoilers. Pilots declared an emergency on approach as a precaution requesting emergency services to be standing by. Aircraft was able to be landed without incident, but with slight changes from normal landing configuration.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE FROM OAK TO MSP, AIRCRAFT INCURRED AN AUTO-PILOT ROLL CONTROL FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE HAND FLOWN, BUT WITH EXCESSIVE AND ABNORMAL RESISTANCE TO AILERON INPUTS. PILOTS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BEST TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. WHILE DESCENDING TO MSP, PILOTS IMPLEMENTED ACTIONS PER AILERON CONTROL JAM PROCEDURES. JAMMING APPEARED TO BE ON THE CO-PILOT WITH PILOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL VIA THE ROLL SPOILERS. PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON APPROACH AS A PRECAUTION REQUESTING EMERGENCY SERVICES TO BE STANDING BY. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT WITH SLIGHT CHANGES FROM NORMAL LANDING CONFIGURATION.