Incident · 2006-03-23

NTSB case OPS06IA007 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-03-23
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N309UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIR LINES INC

Probable cause

The probable cause of this incident was the ORD tower local controller's failure to provide sufficient separation between two aircraft departing intersecting runways. Contributing to the incident was the ORD local monitor's failure to monitor the situating and advise the local controller of the developing situation.

Source: NTSB case OPS06IA007

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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