What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 18, 1995, at approximately 2051 CST, a Boeing 727 airplane registered to northwest airlines, inc., landed at Little Rock, Adams Field (lit), Little Rock, AR. Upon landing roll airplane began to shudder and veered left of the runway center-line and stopped on runway. A request was made, with air traffic control tower, to have airplane inspected for damage. A subsequent inspection revealed no damage to airplane, but the nose gear steering pin was missing and later found 500 ft. behind aircraft on runway centerline. The flight originated at memphis intl. Airport, memphis, TN (mems) and was on an IFR flight plan. The airplane was not damaged and the six crewmembers, and 73 passengers were not injured. Investigation revealed that ramp agent(s) that installed pin incorrectly had been given intensive recurrent training. The supervisor of ramp operations responsible for memphis stated that internal corrective action had been taken and internal discipline records were kept. This investigation and report are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 2051 CST, A BOEING 727 AIRPLANE REGISTERED TO NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., LANDED AT LITTLE ROCK, ADAMS FIELD (LIT), LITTLE ROCK, AR. UPON LANDING ROLL AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER-LINE AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY. A REQUEST WAS MADE, WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, TO HAVE AIRPLANE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE, BUT THE NOSE GEAR STEERING PIN WAS MISSING AND LATER FOUND 500 FT. BEHIND AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MEMPHIS INTL. AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TN (MEMS) AND WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE SIX CREWMEMBERS, AND 73 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT RAMP AGENT(S) THAT INSTALLED PIN INCORRECTLY HAD BEEN GIVEN INTENSIVE RECURRENT TRAINING. THE SUPERVISOR OF RAMP OPERATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEMPHIS STATED THAT INTERNAL CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN AND INTERNAL DISCIPLINE RECORDS WERE KEPT. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.
Other reports on N204US · 2
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