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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE · Denver, CO · February 28, 2014

Date: February 28, 2014 · 11:58 local
Place: Denver, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UHLA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N644RW
Reported as: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE
Reported engine: GE CF34 series
People aboard: 50
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total1,610 in this make and model166 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.

On feb. 28, 2014, at approximately 1158 central standard time (CST), shuttle america flight 3526, an ERJ-170, received an ?autopilot fail? Message while on the anchr arrival into Denver international airport, Denver, Colorado (den). In an attempt to hand fly the aircraft the captain and first officer both indicated that the aileron controls were frozen. The captain was able to level the aircraft using rudder control and declared an emergency with air traffic control (ATC). The first officer completed the jammed aileron emergency procedure by pulling the aileron disconnect handle. After pulling the disconnect handle the first officer aileron controls were functional; however, the captain controls remained frozen. The flight continued to den and the first officer landed the aircraft without further incident.

The passenger flight was operating under 14 code of federal aviation regulations part 121 domestic rules and originated from minniapolis-st paul international airport (msp).

As the FAA filed it

ON FEB. 28, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1158 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT 3526, AN ERJ-170, RECEIVED AN ?AUTOPILOT FAIL? MESSAGE WHILE ON THE ANCHR ARRIVAL INTO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO (DEN). IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAND FLY THE AIRCRAFT THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER BOTH INDICATED THAT THE AILERON CONTROLS WERE FROZEN. THE CAPTAIN WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT USING RUDDER CONTROL AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC). THE FIRST OFFICER COMPLETED THE JAMMED AILERON EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY PULLING THE AILERON DISCONNECT HANDLE. AFTER PULLING THE DISCONNECT HANDLE THE FIRST OFFICER AILERON CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONAL; HOWEVER, THE CAPTAIN CONTROLS REMAINED FROZEN. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DEN AND THE FIRST OFFICER LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

THE PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 121 DOMESTIC RULES AND ORIGINATED FROM MINNIAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MSP).