ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378961
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| Date: | Monday 16 July 1984 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N464DA |
| MSN: | 20646/967 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KORD) |
| New Orleans-Louis Armstrong International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE #2 WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. FLT WAS DIVERTED TO ATLANTA, GA, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE AXLE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION OF NUMEROUS PRIOR CRACKS IN THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE INNER BEARING JOURNAL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84IA301
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 14:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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