Incident · 1995-08-18

NTSB case FTW95IA348 · BOEING 737-3H4 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-08-18
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 737-3H4 (N309SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

installation of an incorrect bearing in the number three main wheel by the wheel assembly supplier, which led to subsequent failure of the wheel bearing and separation of the wheel during takeoff.

Source: NTSB case FTW95IA348

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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