Safety

Overrun MD-83's elevator jammed by gusts while parked

By 2019-03-08T09:34:27

​US investigators have determined that localised air turbulence damaged the elevator of a parked Boeing MD-83 to the extent that it jammed when the aircraft attempted to take off from a Michigan airport two years ago.

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