Incident · 1995-01-23

NTSB case LAX95IA086 · BOEING 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-01-23
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 737-300 (N155AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICA WEST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

maintenance personnel inadvertently overservicing the left main landing gear strut with nitrogen that, during rotation with the aircraft weight on the strut reduced, gave the pilots a rolling sensation to the right.

Source: NTSB case LAX95IA086

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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