# Incident 19970310007319I: Boeing 7272L5, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, March 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1997, 14:18 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2K5 (registry code 138004P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2k5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272L5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97IA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970310007319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DEPARTURE FROM DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AEROMEXPRESS FLIGHT 9501 LOST THE #3 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE & WHEEL ASSY AT APPROX 50' AGL. THE FLIGHT RETURND TO DFW AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE WHEEL REVEALED THAT THE OUTER CONE BEARING HAD FAILED. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THE OUTER BEARING ROLLERS, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF OF THE AXLE. ALL RECOVERED RELEVANT PARTS HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY THE NTSB AND SHIPPED TO THE BOEING AIRCRAFT CO, SEATTLE, WA FOR METALURGICAL EXAMINATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97IA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA119), Mar 10, 1997: Boeing 727-2K5 (N909PG), Dfw Airport, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the outer bearing for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N909PG (1)

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

- [Incident 20060218001539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060218001539I), Feb 18, 2006: Boeing 7272K5 (N909PG), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On February 18, 2006 custom air transport (cat) flight 16 was enroute from dayton, Ohio to Kansas City, Missouri. Approximately 260 miles from Kansas…

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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