Accident · 1990-01-24

NTSB case ATL90LA054 · SWEARINGEN SA 226TC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: SWEARINGEN SA 226TC (N396AV)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AMR CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMR CORPORATION

Probable cause

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FORK ASSEMBLY BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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