This report explains the accident involving USAir flight 427, a Boeing 737-300, which entered an uncontrolled descent and impacted terrain near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1994. Safety issues in the report focused on Boeing 737 rudder malfunctions, including rudder reversals; the adequacy of the 737 rudder system design; unusual attitude4 training for air carrier pilots; and flight data recorder parameters.
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain USAIR Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994
1999
370 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aeronautics , Aircraft accidents , Accident investigations , Rudders , Collisions , Terrain , Training , Data recorders , Malfunctions , System failures , Fatalities , Fires , Control surfaces , Recommendations , Pennsylvania , US Air flight 427 , Aliquippa(Pennsylvania)