Incident · 2010-01-10
What the record says
- Event date
- 2010-01-10
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-131 (N816UA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- UNITED AIR LINES INC
Probable cause
A mechanical failure of internal components of the right main landing gear door actuator resulting in the flight crew being unable to fully extend the right main landing gear using the normal and alternate procedures. Contributing to this incident was a circular reference in the company Flight Manual in which the Landing Gear Gravity Extension checklist referred back to the Landing Gear Unsafe Indication After Extension checklist rather than the Landing Gear - Partial Gear or Gear Up Landing checklist.
Source: NTSB case DCA10IA021Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Airline transport pilot / Commercial / Flight engineer | Airplane | 41 | Class 1 (2009-10-23) | 14,000 total · 915 in this make/model · 8,000 as PIC · 250 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot / Commercial / Flight engineer | Airplane | 46 | Class 1 (2009-01-26) | 15,000 total · 240 in this make/model · 220 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.