Galaxy Airlines Flight 2569

Galaxy Airlines Flight 2569 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Logan International Airport to Lynden Pindling International Airport, with a stopover at Miami International Airport. On December 25, 2018, the Airbus A310-300 operating the flight experienced a rudder hardover event on 25 December 2018.

Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the incident was a Airbus A310-304, registration FY-BEX, serial number TBA, that was delivered new to Aeroflot on 15 December 1999. Powered with two General Electric CF6-80C2A2 engines, the airframe had its maiden flight as F-WWCX on 19 September 1998, and was one of ten operating for Galaxy Airlines.

Crew
The captain of Flight 2569 was Richard Barns, age 53, who was hired by Galaxy Airlines in 1989. He had over 22,000 hours of flight time, including 5,768 in the A310. The first officer was Nicholas Carlville, age 38, who was hired by Galaxy Airlines in 1995. He had 5,949 hours of flight time, including 907 hours in the A310. The relief captain was John Dann, age 39. He was hired by Galaxy Airlines in 1993. He had 8,940 flying hours, including 1,664 hours in the A310. The relief first officer was Michael Bridges III, age 31, who was hired by Galaxy Airlines in 2017. He had 1,598 flying hours, including 43 hours in the A310. This was his sixth training flight on the A310.