On December 5, 1997, about 1716 eastern standard time, a Boeing 707-320, Uruguay registration CX-BSB, operated by Transcontinental Sur Airlines, as a positioning flight from Montevideo, Uruguay to Santiago, Chile, experienced a flight control malfunction while climbing after departure from Montevideo. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and the three flightcrew members were not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.

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