Incident · 2009-09-17

NTSB case ENG09IA018 · BOEING 767 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2009-09-17
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 767 (N66051)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Continental Airlines

Probable cause

Failure of Main Landing Gear (MLG) truck beam was due to contamination of the inner surface corrosion protective layers from hydraulic fluid and deice fluid that resulted in corrosion and intergranular stress corrosion cracking.

Source: NTSB case ENG09IA018

Flight 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.

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