# Incident 19980909036449I: Boeing 727, Newark, NJ, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 01:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234FE-2015-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909036449I

## Narrative

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

(-5) #1 TIRE DEPARTED AXLE UPON LANDING. TIRE HAD BEEN ON AIRCRAFT 90 DAYS. AXLE NUT SAFETY BOLT SHEARED OFF, SHANK OF BOLT STILL IN THE AXLE. MINOR DAMAGE TO FLAP. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED PER FEDERAL EXPRESS EA 7-3210-383-80, REPLACED TRANSDUCER, AXLE SLEEVE AND NUT. ALSO #1 AND #2 TIRE AND BRAKES.

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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