Boeing 737-3B7 N373US
25 August 1995 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1995 at about 16:30 local time, a Boeing 737-3B7 registered N373US, operated by Usair, Inc., was involved in an incident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 50 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.0900, -80.1500
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-3B7
- Registration
- N373US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Usair, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA95IA214
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Probable cause
LOW ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THE AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. THE 'B' AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION SHOWED THE 'B' AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR HAD LOW ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE. TESTS BY BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE COMPANY HAVE SHOWN THAT LOW ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE WITHIN THE AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR WILL CAUSE UNCOMMANDED ROLL OCCURRENCES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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