# Incident 20180420014849I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, Savannah, GA, April 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2018, 16:35 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah Hilton Head Internati
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL (SAV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412NV-2019-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D-219
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180420014849I

## Narrative

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

PF=CA, PM=FO. AUTO PILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1000'. WINDS WERE CALM. THE CAPTAIN WAS ONLY MAKING MINOR CORRECTIONS WITH THE AILERONS. AS HE MOVED THE CONTROLS MORE, IT FELT LIKE THE YOKE WAS HITTING THE FIRST OFFICER'S KNEES. HE ASKED THE FO IF HE WAS, AND THE FO STATED NO. AS THEY WERE APPROACHING ABOUT 200', A LITTLE MORE AILERON WAS REQUIRED. THIS IS WHEN THE CAPTAIN REALIZED THAT THE AILERON HAD JAMMED. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE ABOUT 2-5 DEGREES. WITH VERY LITTLE WIND, THE CAPTAIN WAS STILL COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING A SAFE, SMOOTH LANDING ON THE CENTERLINE. HE CONSIDERED A GO-AROUND, BUT FELT LANDING NOW WAS SAFEST SINCE HE WAS CENTERED TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING, AT TAXI SPEED, BOTH PILOTS PULLED DOWN YOKE REALLY FIRMLY AND THE CONTROL FINALLY LET LOOSE. THE CAPTAIN LET THE YOKE GO BACK TO NEUTRAL WHERE IT THEN STUCK AGAIN. THEY DID THE SAME PROCEDURE TO DISLODGE THE AILERON AGAIN AND GOT IT UNSTUCK. THIS TIME THE YOKE WAS STIFF AND DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. AFTER GETTING TO THE GATE THE CREW DID A WINDSHEAR TEST WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON AS THIS INDICATES A TURN TO LEFT AND RIGHT. THE AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT STAY ON. THE CAPTAIN CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MOC TO DISCUSS. HE THEN MADE A MAINTENANCE LOG ENT

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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