Accident · 2005-05-13

NTSB case DEN05LA077 · McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N949DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the failure of the nose gear actuator resulted in penetration of the forward pressure bulkhead and a loss of pressurization.

Source: NTSB case DEN05LA077

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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