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Houston MD-87 Overrun NTSB Update
The NTSB issued a preliminary factual report on the runway overrun of a Boston-bound MD-87 in Houston. Although the report is not intended to identify cause or fault, it directly suggests that it is strikingly similar to a 2017 incident that was judged to be caused by damage to the elevator caused by storm winds in excess of design loads. Such damage would be virtually impossible for the crew to detect prior to attempting to rotate the aircraft. Quick action by the flight crew to abort even… (www.ntsb.gov) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This is real strange no control movenet checks were made prior to engine start or any other time?
I thought one recommendation that came out of the Ameristar 9363 accident was a requirement to check the elevators after a DC-9 series aircraft had been parked outdoors for an extended period of time or if there had been significant wind (such as might accompany a thunderstorm) since it had been previously flown. I could be wrong. But that would probably have prevented this accident.
It was flown from the airlane's based airport to the one where the accident took place. I believe it was on the same day as the accident.
Before the accident flight, the airplane had been parked on the ramp at YIP for 2 days near
a large hangar, and the elevators (which, by design, did not have gust locks) were exposed to high,
gusting surface wind conditions.
https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR19-01.pdf
a large hangar, and the elevators (which, by design, did not have gust locks) were exposed to high,
gusting surface wind conditions.
https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR19-01.pdf
I had wondered about this. Thank you for the info. If you look at Google Maps, you can see they have this plane parked at this airport. I had wondered how much usage it got.
I was wondering the same thing after the original report; don't we all wiggle the controls during runup prior to takeoff?
Best info I have seen yet: credit, Blancolirio, aka Juan Browne. Great site and insight, he pegged this early, and Is one of the sharper tools in the shed! Thanks for your service.