Accident · 1997-07-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-07-06
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-247 (N2809W)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The inadequate inspection of the right main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting. Factors were the failure of the right main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting and the subsequent right main landing gear failure.
Source: NTSB case FTW97FA255Flight 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.