Boeing 737 N670SW
8 September 2009 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 2009 at about 18:54 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N670SW, operated by Southwest Airlines, Co., was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 142 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:54
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles International (KLAX)
- Coordinates
- 33.9425, -118.4072
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N670SW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines, Co.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ENG09IA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear inboard axle due to fatigue cracking as a result of fretting damage in one of the brake mounting bolt holes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing, the inboard axle of the right main landing gear separated from the airplane. The crew taxied the airplane off the runway and the passengers and crew deplaned with no injuries. Examination of the axle revealed an area of fatigue cracking emanating from the brake mounting bolt hole at the 12:00 position. The fatigue crack likely initiated in an area where there was scoring and fretting damage to the Sermetal coating. In-service examination of brake mounting bolt torque indicated that over time, the brake mounting bolts may loosen allowing the bolts to spin in the holes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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