19991024037849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-200 · Lincoln, NE · October 24, 1999

Date: October 24, 1999 · 07:28 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Airport: Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: P9RA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N910PG
Reported as: Boeing 727200
People aboard: 177
Fatal injuries: 0

N910PGRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2004 · Boeing 727-200S/N 22606 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBoeing 727-200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-17 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) N910PG, operated as transmeridian flight 342, landed in Lincoln, NE, after a flight from austin, TX. The pilot stated the departure and flight were uneventful. On approach to Lincoln, after the gear was down, the lst officer heard a thud. After landing the nose gear started a severe vibration at 70 knots. When the aircraft started veering to the side of the runway, the crew saw something fly from the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop at a sixty degree angle to the runway with the nose gear cocked 45 deg. The crew was able to keep the aircraft on the runway. The nose gear pin was found approximately 40 feet from the aircraft. Follow-up investigation showed the nose gear indication torque tube bent, and rim was damaged by the scissors being jammed against it. Investigation also showed the nose gear apex pin if inserted properly would have secured the scissor link. The air carrier advised the chdo that they revised procedures for contract ground handling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N910PG, OPERATED AS TRANSMERIDIAN FLIGHT 342, LANDED IN LINCOLN, NE, AFTER A FLIGHT FROM AUSTIN, TX. THE PILOT STATED THE DEPARTURE AND FLIGHT WERE UNEVENTFUL. ON APPROACH TO LINCOLN, AFTER THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THE LST OFFICER HEARD A THUD. AFTER LANDING THE NOSE GEAR STARTED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT 70 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE CREW SAW SOMETHING FLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT A SIXTY DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR COCKED 45 DEG. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR PIN WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION TORQUE TUBE BENT, AND RIM WAS DAMAGED BY THE SCISSORS BEING JAMMED AGAINST IT. INVESTIGATION ALSO SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR APEX PIN IF INSERTED PROPERLY WOULD HAVE SECURED THE SCISSOR LINK. THE AIR CARRIER ADVISED THE CHDO THAT THEY REVISED PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACT GROUND HANDLING.

Other reports on N910PG · 1

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

Incident 20010615012969INormal Cruise · Kansas City, MO(-23)On June 15, 2001, trans meridian airlines, flight TRZ2366, aircraft 910PG a B-727, was scheduled to enroute from zih to ord. During cruise, the crew had a low oil quantity indication for number one engine. No emergency was declared and the pilot diverted…Jun 15, 2001 · Reported as Boeing 737200