Serious incident Boeing 747-446B UNREG,
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Date:Wednesday 14 February 1990
Time:19:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-446B
Owner/operator:Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Registration: UNREG
MSN:
Engine model:GE CF6-80C2B1F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Everett, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Moses Lake, WA (MWH
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AT THE END OF A FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE EICAS DISPLAYED A CAUTION MESSAGE OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY AND GEAR DOOR. THE PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LISTING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR, OUTER CYLINDER AFT TRUNNION ARM BROKE. THE PART WAS METALLURGICALLY TESTED AND FOUND THAT THE TRUNNION FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF PRE-EXISTING INTERGRANULAR CRACKS.

Probable Cause: A BREAK FROM PRE-EXISTING INTERGRANULAR CRACKS WHICH LED TO A FRACTURE.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA90IA042
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA90IA042

Location

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