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| Date: | Friday 2 May 1997 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-312 |
| Owner/operator: | Ansett Airlines Of Australia |
| Registration: | N124KK |
| MSN: | 23244/621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Near Sydney, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Seoul | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after take-off the pilot advised ATC that the aircraft could only make left turns due to some form of control restriction. Fuel was jettisoned and the aircraft landed safely.
Interference to the aileron control system was due to a plastic guard breaking and fouling the left aileron control cables.
Sources:
ICAO
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/aair199701423
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2024 14:07 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Sep-2024 14:39 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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