20010508014059I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 72730C · Syracuse, NY · May 8, 2001

Date: May 8, 2001 · 07:23 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DHLA
Aircraft: N701DH
Reported as: Boeing 72730C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On Tuesday, may 8, 2001, a Boeing 727, N701DH, flight 490, operated by dhl airways, experienced problems with the right main gear during landing. The landing was accomplished without incident and fire and rescue responded. There were no injuries. The mechanics found the right main gear upper mount on the up-lock actuator broken. The aircraft was flown to jfk for repairs. The actuator was removed and replaced. An operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft was released for service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001, A BOEING 727, N701DH, FLIGHT 490, OPERATED BY DHL AIRWAYS, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DURING LANDING. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANICS FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPPER MOUNT ON THE UP-LOCK ACTUATOR BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO JFK FOR REPAIRS. THE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.