# Accident 19971107032609A: Fokker F28MK0100, Charlotte, NC, November 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1997, 10:17 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865US-2003-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65015
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,649 total, 2,752 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971107032609A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANING GEAR ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED ON LANDING ROLL. (.4)THE FOKKER F100 WAS ON LANDING ROLLOUT WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. REVIEW OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THE TORQUE LINK DAMPER ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SERVICED USING A COMPANY MAINTENANCE TASK/JOB CARD. THE PROCEDURES DID NOT FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES LISTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL, AND THE REQUIRED TOOLS (REPLENISHING GUN) WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE TORQUE LINK DAMPER ASSEMBLY. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED COMPONENTS BY THE NTSB MATERIALS LABORATORY DIVISION REVEALED FRACTURES FROM THE MAIN FITTING HAD A CHEVRON PATTERN CAUSED BY OVERSTRESS ORIGINATED AT THE BASE OF THE UPPER TORQUE LINK ATTACH LUG. NO PREEXISTING CRACKS WERE NOTED.

## 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 MIA98FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA025), Nov 7, 1997: Fokker F100 (N865US), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper written instructions (job/task card) by company maintenance personnel. The procedures did not reflect the correct manufactures maintenance manual servicing procedure, and did not ensure that…

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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