Incident · 1995-07-04

NTSB case LAX95IA246 · BOEING 727-257 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-07-04
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 727-257 (N712RC)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

A shear failure of the right main landing gear outer cylinder trunnion due to fatigue and stress corrosion, and the operator's inadequate and improper overhaul procedures.

Source: NTSB case LAX95IA246

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.

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