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April 14, 1989 · De Havilland DHC-6-100 · N100AP

Barrow, AK

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Incident
Date
April 14, 1989
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (7 uninjured)
Location
Barrow, AK
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-6-100
Tail Number
N100AP
Injuries
None
NTSB Number
ANC89IA059

The airplane had just departed Barrow, AK, on a scheduled commuter flight with five passengers and two crew members on board. Upon reaching an altitude of 150 AGL, the control yoke was pulled forward out of the captain's hands and pinned against the control panel. Simultaneously, the nose of the airplane suddenly pitched up 60 degrees above the horizon. The captain reduced power and the nose pitched 30 degrees below the horizon. The flight crew was eventually able to maintain a level attitude by power adjustments alone, and returned for a safe landing. Inspection revealed a fatigue fractured elevator bellcrank mounting quadrant, P/N C6CFM1142-1, resulting in a complete loss of elevator control. The elevator bellcrank mounting quadrant had been in service since 1966 and had been operating 17,826 hours. The fracture occurred between the vertical stabilizer stub fin attachment bulkhead and the bellcrank. Metallurgical exam revealed multiple fatigue origins in the vicinity of superficial machining abrasions.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PROPAGATION OF A FATIGUE CRACK FROM MULTIPLE ORIGINS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK MOUNTING QUADRANT.

Full Narrative

THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST DEPARTED BARROW, AK, ON A SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLIGHT WITH FIVE PASSENGERS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 150 AGL, THE CONTROL YOKE WAS PULLED FORWARD OUT OF THE CAPTAIN'S HANDS AND PINNED AGAINST THE CONTROL PANEL. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY PITCHED UP 60 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. THE CAPTAIN REDUCED POWER AND THE NOSE PITCHED 30 DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZON. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL ATTITUDE BY POWER ADJUSTMENTS ALONE, AND RETURNED FOR A SAFE LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED A FATIGUE FRACTURED ELEVATOR BELLCRANK MOUNTING QUADRANT, P/N C6CFM1142-1, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL. THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK MOUNTING QUADRANT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE 1966 AND HAD BEEN OPERATING 17,826 HRS. THE FRACTURE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STUB FIN ATTACHMENT BULKHEAD AND THE BELLCRANK. METALLURGICAL EXAM REVEALED MULTIPLE FATIGUE ORIGINS IN THE VICINITY OF SUPERFICIAL MACHINING ABRASIONS.

Flight

Event TypeIncident
Event Time17:05 AKDT
Nearest AirportWiley Post (0nm N)
Runway24
Runway Length6500 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftDe Havilland DHC-6-100
Tail NumberN100AP
Aircraft CategoryAir
Operating RulePart 135
Engines2
Engine TypeTurboprop
Engine DetailsP&W · PT6A-20 · Turboprop · 550
Seats21

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (7 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured7
Total7
Crew 1Age 31 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind150° @ 18 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingOvercast 6000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point36 C / 30 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Weather SourceWFAC

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