Incident · 1996-04-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-04-30
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-300-3H4 (N331SW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The repair facility's improper assembly of the landing gear oleo strut during overhaul.
Source: NTSB case LAX96IA184Flight 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.