Aviation Accident Summary ATL88IA139

ATLANTA, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N889Z

BOEING 727-225A

Analysis

THE LEFT MLG OUTER CYLINDER MAIN TRUNNION FRACTURED AND SEPARATED WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS SITTING AT THE GATE, SHORTLY BEFORE THE PLANNED DEPARTURE. SUBSEQUENT METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE PART REVEALED THAT IT WAS IMPROPERLY OVERHAULED, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE LIFE OF THE PART.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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