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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3TO · Newark, NJ · November 6, 1998

Date: November 6, 1998 · 18:21 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12318
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99IA024
Reported as: Boeing 7373TO
People aboard: 110
Fatal injuries: 0

N12318Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Boeing 737-3TOS/N 23369 · Built 1986 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3TO Engine modelCFM International CFM56 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.

(-5) Aircraft made a normal landing when pilot felt a blown tire then experienced severe vibration. He stopped aircraft on the runway and deplaned passengers with port authority passenger steps. Right main gear strut torque links (lower link) sheared from inner strut assembly. This caused the wheel assembly to rotate 90 degrees. The aircraft experienced no further damage. Lower link was sent to NTSB lab in Washington.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING WHEN PILOT FELT A BLOWN TIRE THEN EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. HE STOPPED AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS WITH PORT AUTHORITY PASSENGER STEPS. RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT TORQUE LINKS (LOWER LINK) SHEARED FROM INNER STRUT ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER DAMAGE. LOWER LINK WAS SENT TO NTSB LAB IN WASHINGTON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99IA024Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNewark, NJA loss of torque on the apex nut of the shimmy damper for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a failure of the shimmy damper, and the subsequent failure of the lower torsion link of the right main landing gear.Nov 6, 1998 · Minor damage