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| Date: | Sunday 26 May 2002 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-204 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Continente |
| Registration: | OB-1723 |
| MSN: | 19712/162 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 NM posición ALBAL, MD -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Pudahuel Airport (SCL/SCEL) |
| Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SABA) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Minor damage due to turbulence at FL310 over Andes.
Cause
During a regular passenger transport flight, during the cruise phase in conditions of severe turbulence, fracture of the right wing actuator arm mounting hardware, due to a stress corrosion mechanism that had previously weakened the part.
Contributing Factors
1) Lack of proper maintenance on the right wing components.
2) The additional effort exerted on the surfaces of this command to maintain control of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol34.pdf
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2510267.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2010 11:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2020 09:54 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2020 09:55 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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