Incident · 1997-10-04

NTSB case CHI98IA007 · Boeing 737-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-10-04
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 (N129SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

an improper repair to a crack in a brake flange hole on the left main landing gear outboard axle, and subsequent fatigue failure of the axle.

Source: NTSB case CHI98IA007

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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