2002 aviation incident near Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Northwest Airlines Flight 85
N661US, the aircraft involved, seen at Osaka-Kansai Airport, in 1999.
Incident
Date
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)
Summary
Rudder hardover due to metal fatigue
Site
Bering Sea
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 747-451[a]
Operator
Northwest Airlines
IATA flight No.
NW85
ICAO flight No.
NWA85
Call sign
NORTHWEST 85
Registration
N661US[1]
Flight origin
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Destination
Tokyo Narita Airport, Narita, Japan
Occupants
404
Passengers
386
Crew
18
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
404
Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in the United States to Narita International Airport in Japan. On October 9, 2002, while over the Bering Sea, the Boeing 747-400 experienced a lower rudder hardover event, which occurs when an aircraft's rudder deflects to its travel limit without crew input. The 747's hardover gave full left lower rudder, requiring the pilots to use full right upper rudder and right aileron to maintain attitude and course.
The flight diverted to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. No passengers or crew were injured, but the incident resulted in an airworthiness directive to prevent the possibility of a future accident.
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^"Aviation Incident Final Report". National Transportation Safety Board. June 29, 2004. ANC03IA001. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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