ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308569
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| Date: | Monday 24 October 1988 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-251/Adv |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N277US |
| MSN: | 21156/1170 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 31131 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 80 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (KORD) |
| Boston Logan International Airport, MA (KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, O'HARE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF THE INBOARD LEFT MAIN WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN, WHERE IT WAS LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN INBOARD AXLE ASSEMBLY BY THE NTSB METALLURGICAL LAB, REVEALED FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE AXLE.
Probable Cause: Occurrence #1: AIRFRAME/COMPONENT/SYSTEM FAILURE/MALFUNCTION
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - ROLL/RUN
Findings
1. (C) LANDING GEAR,AXLE - FATIGUE
2. (C) MATERIAL DEFECT - MANUFACTURER
3. LANDING GEAR,AXLE - FAILURE,TOTAL
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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| 27 March 1988 | N277US | Northwest Airlines | 0 | Detroit, MI | |
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