What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: CAPTAIN SIDE CONTROL COLUMN ON TAKE OFF ROTATION WAS LOOSE APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 DEGREES AFT AND FORWARD. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. (OPEN).
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2026
- Submitted
- February 18, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N313VA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378
- Aircraft serial
- 68111
- Aircraft time
- 551 hours, 217 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Control Column
- Condition
- Loose
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, S
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.