19991030033879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7374B7 · Charlotte, NC · October 30, 1999

Date: October 30, 1999 · 19:25 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N778AU
Reported as: Boeing 7374B7
Reported engine: GE CFM56*
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,200 total

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What happened

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

(-23) Left main landing gear wheels locked after touchdown. Both left m/l/g tires blew, damaging left m/l/g doors, left wing inbd. Leading edge and trailing edge wing flaps and left m/l/g shock strut support structure and components. Imterior (passenger compartment) had 10 overhead panels to drop down. Some of these panels fell to the level of the seat backs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS LOCKED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. BOTH LEFT M/L/G TIRES BLEW, DAMAGING LEFT M/L/G DOORS, LEFT WING INBD. LEADING EDGE AND TRAILING EDGE WING FLAPS AND LEFT M/L/G SHOCK STRUT SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS. IMTERIOR (PASSENGER COMPARTMENT) HAD 10 OVERHEAD PANELS TO DROP DOWN. SOME OF THESE PANELS FELL TO THE LEVEL OF THE SEAT BACKS.