# Incident 20251123020789I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C11, Hibbing, MN, November 23, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2025, 09:50 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Airport: Range Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 47.3867° N, 92.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3867&lon=-92.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C11 (registry code 1390021, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C11
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251123020789I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/23/2025 A CRJ550 AIRCRAFT EN-ROUTE FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MN (MSP) TO RANGE REGIONAL AIRPORT, HIBBING, MN (HIB) ENCOUNTERED AUTOPILOT ANOMALIES AND A LOSS OF ELEVATOR UP AUTHORITY. THE ELEVATOR HAD SHOWN FULL RANGE OF MOTION DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS. THE CAPTAIN WAS HAND FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO 10,000 FEET AND THEN ENGAGED THE AUTO-PILOT (AP). IT SOON BECAME APPARENT THE AP WAS NOT FOLLOWING COMMANDS OF THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCH WAS OSCILLATING. THE CAPTAIN DISCONNECTED THE AP AND HAND FLEW TO 23,000 FEET AND RE-ENGAGED THE AUTO-PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT PITCH BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AGAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE. THE CAPTAIN DIS-ENGAGED THE AP, HAND FLEW TO HIB AND RE-ENGAGED THE AP ON APPROACH. PITCH BEGAN OSCILLATING AGAIN.  AT ABOUT 1,000 FEET THE AP WAS DISENGAGED AND NOSE UP TRIM WAS USED TO HELP STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT. WITH AP OFF, CONTROL INPUT RESPONSES WERE NORMAL UNTIL 20 TO 30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A JAM IN NOSE UP PITCH. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED LANDING ATTITUDE, SAFELY LANDED, AND HAD A NORMAL TAXI TO THE GATE. DURING TAXI THE EICAS SHOWED ZERO UPWARD DEFLECTION OF THE ELEVATOR.

THE CAPTAIN WROTE UP THE AUTOPILOT AND ELEVATOR. AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR SERVO CABLE PN:BA670-93710-13 WAS FOUND SNAPPED. THE CABLE REPLACEMENT BEGAN AT HIB. ON 11/29/2025 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO DETROIT (DTW) TO CONTINUE WORK DUE TO TOOLING REQUIREMENTS. ELEVATOR SERVO ACTUATOR PN: 622-5027-101, SERVO MOUNT PN: 822-0260-001, AND 3 CABLES (PN: BA670-93710-13, BA670-93710-21, AND BA670-93710-23), WERE REPLACED. (REF. AML 1759193) (REF. AML 1754730, 1755573, 1755578, 1755836, 1755934, 1756596, 1756599, 1758373, 1759151, 1759830, 1760693.

## 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 ENG26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA011), Nov 23, 2025: Bombardier CL-600-2C11 (N707EV), Hibbing, MN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The elevator control restriction was caused by the failure of an elevator autopilot servo control cable which failed due to cyclic fatigue. The slack in the cable wrapped around the servo mount in…

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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