Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N924CA

Summary

On 1 May 2000 at about 01:42 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N924CA was involved in an incident near White Plains, New York, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 May 2000 at 01:42

Classification

Incident

Location

White Plains, New York, United States

Nearest airport

White Plains (HPN)

Coordinates

41.0498, -73.7392

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600-2B19

Registration

N924CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Covington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC00IA124

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

The pilots of the CRJ were conducting a visual approach at night. As the wing flaps were extended from 30 degrees, to 45 degrees, there was an uncommanded extension of the right wing flight spoiler. A roll to the right accompanied the extension, which was countered by the pilots. The airplane continued with the approach, landed uneventfully, and taxied to the gate. A post-flight inspection found the right wing flight spoiler extended about 10 degrees. Metallurgical examination revealed the outboard lug on the flight spoiler had failed due to fatigue. Fretting was found adjacent to the fatigue fracture. According to the METALS HANDBOOK, fatigue cracks can initiate in fretted area at levels of stress below what would be required for non-fretted areas.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.