Douglas DC-10-30F N106WA

Summary

On 2 June 1985 at about 21:43 local time, a Douglas DC-10-30F registered N106WA was involved in an incident near Chantilly, Virginia, United States. 201 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 June 1985 at 21:43

Classification

Incident

Location

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Dulles International (IAD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-10-30F

Registration

N106WA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO85IA050

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.