# NTSB Incident MIA02IA094
> **Boeing B737-448** · 2002-05-08 · Miami, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02IA094
- **Event ID:** 20020521X00710
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2002-05-08
- **Location:** Miami, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 160
- **Total aboard:** 160
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** B737-448
- **Registration:** EI-BXI
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate maintenance by company maintenance personnel and failure to comply with manufacturer recommended maintence procedures (SB 737-55A1070R1), which resulted in an inflight inseparation of a section of the airplane's right hand elevator control tab. A factor in the incident was the flight crew's continued operation of the airplane with a known deficiency.

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