Paraglider Crash in Puente Alto Injures Pilot and Passenger
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On July 12, 2010, a Bombardier CRJ700 (registration F-GRZN) was involved in an aviation accident near FR. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The rupture of the autopilot pitch-up elevator control cable, caused by progressive fatigue cracking due to an improper installation of the cable end fitting, which introduced abnormal bending stresses. This summary draws on records from the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA); 4 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
A Brit Air Bombardier CRJ700 (F-GRZN) experienced an autopilot pitch trim failure and elevator control jamming during a flight to Bilbao on July 12, 2010. A broken cable caused the issue.
The rupture of the autopilot pitch-up elevator control cable, caused by progressive fatigue cracking due to an improper installation of the cable end fitting, which introduced abnormal bending stresses.
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A Brit Air Bombardier CRJ700 (F-GRZN) experienced an autopilot pitch trim failure and elevator control jamming during a flight to Bilbao on July 12, 2010. A broken cable caused the issue.
No fatalities were recorded in this accident.
The accident on 12 Jul 2010 involved a Bombardier CRJ700, registration F-GRZN, at FR.
The rupture of the autopilot pitch-up elevator control cable, caused by progressive fatigue cracking due to an improper installation of the cable end fitting, which introduced abnormal bending stresses.
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