# Incident 19940112008449I: Boeing 7373T0, Portland, OR, January 12, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1994, 08:06 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UMYA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N764MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N764MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing C-135FR (registry code 1380303, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-c-135fr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373T0
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940112008449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 12, 1994, MORRIS AIR FLIGHT 331 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING UPON LANDING AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY 10R WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE MECHANICS DISCOVERED A FRACTURED STEERING LINK ASSEMBLY ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING LINK AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N764MA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940623022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940623022129I), Jun 23, 1994: Boeing 7373T0 (N764MA), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Baggage carts disengaged from tow and damaged 737 fuselage. Changed hitch type and additional ground crew training.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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