Accident · 2005-12-19

NTSB case LAX06FA063 · Boeing 747-400 · Part 129

What the record says

Event date: 2005-12-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (NVTAIM)
Operating rule: Part 129
Operator: AIR INDIA LIMITED Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Air India

Probable cause

the incorrect installation of the inflation valve cores in the number 11 and number 12 wheel assemblies that allowed the tires to be operated in an over deflected condition that resulted in their failure.

Source: NTSB case LAX06FA063

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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