- Date
- June 2, 1985, 17:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place
- Chantilly, VA
- Injuries
- 201 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N106WADouglas DC-10-30F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11151
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After climbing up to and leveling off at 37,000 feet, the crew of the DC-10-30F noticed that the york control of the captain and the first officer moved laterally independently of each other for approximately two inches. After making an unscheduled uneventful landing at dulles the left aileron cable tension regulator assembly was found to have a decrease in cable tension. After lubrication, the unit jumped to a position which provided proper cable tension between the control wheel and the aileron control loop. The operator changed their lubrication program on the assemblies from 'on condition' to every 2500 hours which equates to more than once a year.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N106WA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10-30F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46905
- Airframe hours
- 22,126
- Engine
- GE CF6-50, 17,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- World Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Destination
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IAD · Dulles International, runway 1B, 11,500 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,500 total · 4,200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at
- IAD