Incident · 1999-12-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-12-06
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-232 (N111DN)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
Total failure of the main landing gear retract actuator due to stress corrosion caused by the use of a faulty sealant by company maintenance personnel that allowed moisture to enter the joint. A factor was the use of an improper fillet seal.
Source: NTSB case DEN00IA023Flight 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.