Incident · 2008-10-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2008-10-01
- Event type
- Incident
- Aircraft
- BOEING 737 (N551WN)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Southwest Airlines, Co.
Probable cause
The right nose landing gear axle's failure from intergranular and fatigue cracking due to an earlier bearing failure.
Source: NTSB case ENG08IA042Flight crew
No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.