ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358374
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| Date: | Friday 25 August 1995 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3B7 |
| Owner/operator: | USAir |
| Registration: | N373US |
| MSN: | 22952/1015 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 31239 hours |
| Engine model: | CFM CFM 56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia, PA (PHL |
| (KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: LOW ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THE AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95IA214
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 1995 | N373US | USAir | 0 | Portland, ME | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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