Serious incident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 N949AS,
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Date:Tuesday 7 March 2000
Time:08:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Owner/operator:Alaska Airlines
Registration: N949AS
MSN: 53022
Total airframe hrs:29812 hours
Engine model:P&W JT8D-217C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 117
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA)
Destination airport:Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The crew of a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 airplane reported a flight control anomaly during takeoff. After an uneventful landing at the flights intended destination, the captain reported to his company maintenance personal that during the takeoff, the airplane's rotation was slightly delayed by about 3 or 4 knots, and required about 30 to 35 pounds of control column back pressure in order to complete the takeoff. He added that once the airplane was established on a standard rate of climb, there were no further anomalies noted. A flight attendant, seated at the forward "A" position, heard a loud "pinging" noise coming from just under her feet, during the takeoff. After landing, it was discovered that an additional 500 pounds of cargo and baggage had inadvertently been loaded into the forward cargo bay. The incident airplane underwent an extensive inspection and evaluation of the flight control system, and no flight control anomalies were discovered by company maintenance personnel. The operator reported that the FDR readout showed that the flight control system operated normally during the entire flight.

Probable Cause: A delayed rotation during takeoff for an undetermined reason.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC00IA034
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC00IA034

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 May 2006 N949AS Alaska Airlines 0 Fairbanks, AK min

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