Accident · 2000-09-10

NTSB case CHI00LA296 · Boeing 727-224 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 727-224 (N296SC)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: Sun Country Airlines, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES

Probable cause

The fatigue failure of the wheel assembly. A factor was the inadequate inspection procedures prior to the issuance of a service bulletin.

Source: NTSB case CHI00LA296

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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