Accident · 2002-09-22

NTSB case CHI02FA289 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-09-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (N941N)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The fatigue failure of the main landing gear strut due to inclusions in the material, residual stresses, and dissolved hydrogen content.

Source: NTSB case CHI02FA289

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.

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