Incident · 1999-10-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-10-14
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N766NC)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The landing gear's wheel separation due to the improper installation of the wheel by company maintenance personnel using incomplete maintenance steps, and the maintenance steps not listed in the manufacturer's manual. Factors were the airport perimeter wall and the vehicles.
Source: NTSB case CHI00IA009Flight 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.