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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 landing in California caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in when the gear ...
Cause of failed Alaska Airlines landing gear that sent passengers screaming revealed
A fatigue fracture from improper maintenance caused an Alaska Airlines' landing gear failure during a 2023 flight, NTSB ...
'Excessive grinding' of landing gear component was the cause of a rough landing for Alaska plane
An NTSB report says excessive grinding caused a pin fracture, leading to a rough landing on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023 ...
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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
There were 112 passengers and crew on board, who had to evacuate from stairs ... In the NTSB’s analysis, a “fatigue crack,” in a metal pin 0.144 inches deep, was “large enough to cause ...