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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 72721 · Denver, CO · September 29, 1985

Date
September 29, 1985 · 18:40 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PCTX
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N721PC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85IA250
Reported as
Boeing 72721
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
68
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total300 in this make and model121 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear actuator beam and support link assembly were forced through upper wing skin on gear extension due corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR ACTUATOR BEAM AND SUPPORT LINK ASSEMBLY WERE FORCED THROUGH UPPER WING SKIN ON GEAR EXTENSION DUE CORROSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.