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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin to crack and eventually break causing the left landing gear to ...
Cause of failed Alaska Airlines landing gear that sent passengers screaming revealed
A fatigue fracture from improper maintenance caused an Alaska Airlines' landing gear failure during a 2023 flight, NTSB ...
'Excessive grinding' of landing gear component was the cause of a rough landing for Alaska plane
An NTSB report says excessive grinding caused a pin fracture, leading to a rough landing on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023 ...
Why Doesn't The Boeing 737 Have Landing Gear Doors?
T he Boeing 737 has a set of two wheels for its nose landing gear and two sets of two wheels for the main landing gear. This is a common layout for single-aisle planes, shared by ...
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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in California when the gear failed, sending sparks flying as the engine scraped the runway.
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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 landing in California caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in when the gear failed, sending sparks flying as the engine scraped the runway. RELATED ...
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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines caused by ‘excessive grinding’ – NTSB
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the left landing gear of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 ...
NTSB: Alaska Airlines landing gear collapse caused by 'excessive grinding'
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that 'excessive grinding' during maintenance work is what caused an ...