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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · Santa Ana, CA · March 12, 1996

Date: March 12, 1996 · 11:24 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N640A
Reported as: Boeing 757223
People aboard: 79
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,640 total1,630 in this make and model

N640ARegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Boeing 757-223S/N 24598 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBoeing 757-223 Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Narrative: upon landing the Boeing 757 aircraft at John Wayne airport, capt. donner was notified by ground control that the aircraft was missing a nose landing gear wheel and tire assembly from the axle. Remains on inbound bearing in place and inner race only remaining piece of outer bearing. Four witnesses came forward indicating that they had seen the wheel and tire assembly fall from the aircraft. To date the wheel and tire assembly has not been located.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING THE BOEING 757 AIRCRAFT AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, CAPT. DONNER WAS NOTIFIED BY GROUND CONTROL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING A NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE. REMAINS ON INBOUND BEARING IN PLACE AND INNER RACE ONLY REMAINING PIECE OF OUTER BEARING. FOUR WITNESSES CAME FORWARD INDICATING THAT THEY HAD SEEN THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. TO DATE THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

Other reports on N640A · 1

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

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