Statuts:
Date:	06 JUN 1994
Heure:	08:20
Type/Sous-type:	Tupolev 154M
Compagnie:	China Northwest Airlines
Immatriculation:	B-2610
Numéro de série:	86A-740
Année de Fabrication:	1986
Heures de vol:	12507
Cycles:	6651
Moteurs:	3 Soloviev D-30KU-154-II
Equipage:	victimes: 14 / à bord: 14
Passagers:	victimes: 146 / à bord: 146
Total:	victimes: 160 / à bord: 160
Dégats de l'appareil:	Détruit
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	S of Xian (Chine)
Phase de vol:	En vol (ENR)
Nature:	Transport de Passagers Nat.
Aéroport de départ:	Xian-Xianyang International Airport (XIY/ZLXY), Chine
Aéroport de destination:	Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN/ZGGG), Chine
Numéro de vol:	2303

Détails:
The aircraft broke-up in flight and crashed about ten minutes after takeoff.

PROBABLE CAUSE: Auto-pilot induced oscillations caused the aircraft to shake violently. It appeared that the autopilot yaw-channel had been connected to the bank control and the bank-channel to the yaw controls. This was done the previous evening 'in the field' rather than in a workshop.

Sources:
» Air Safety Week 25.07.1994 (p. 4)
» Flight International 20-26.7
» Scramble 182
» Soviet Transports
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