ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293809
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| Date: | Friday 13 May 2005 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N949DL |
| MSN: | 49880/1676 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 41789 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 98 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after takeoff, the pilots heard a loud bang and the cabin lost pressurization. The pilots observed an unsafe nose gear indication. They placed the gear handle in the down position and got three green lights. The control tower confirmed that the landing gear were down when the aircraft performed a low pass. The flight made an uneventful landing at Denver. Post-accident examination by maintenance personnel revealed a hole in the forward pressure bulkhead and broken nose gear actuator. The nose landing gear actuator piston rod had worn threads, and a key locking washer in the gear assembly was sheared. The airline said that this was original equipment.
Probable Cause: the failure of the nose gear actuator resulted in penetration of the forward pressure bulkhead and a loss of pressurization.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05LA077
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 13:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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