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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Owner/operator: | World Airways on behalf of Arrow Cargo |
| Registration: | N384WA |
| MSN: | 48435/478 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Localidad de Batuco -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad del Este - AGT |
| Santiago de Chile - SCL | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Flight JW1457 was on approach to Santiago de Chile and just lowered the gear, when one of the nose wheels (about 70 kg - 150 lbs) dropped off the airplane and fell into a cornfield approximately 70 meters from a house. The crew did not notice the loss of the wheel, which was discovered only after the safe landing.The wheel was later recovered from the farm owner, whose workers had seen the wheel come down.
MOST LIKELY CAUSE
The safety bolt, being damaged at its threadless end (nipple), did not fulfill its function, which allowed the turning of the nut, detaching the left wheel of the nose gear during the approach to runway 17L of AMB Airport.
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
Use the locking pin to complete the alignment of the nut to the spacer shaft, which was evident in the mechanical damage to the locking pin and spacer, contrary to the Maintenance Manual.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2009/documents/1519-20150504.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2009 11:33 | Certosino | Added |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:24 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:27 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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