What happened
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(-23) As Chicago o'Hare flight standards district office inspector on duty , responded to request from great lakes regional duty office to investigateincident of united airlines flight #256 departing end of runway after landing on runway 4R at o'Hare international airport. Arrived at airport and inspected aircraft and logbook. Reclamation effort was underway to remove aircraft left main landing gear from mud. Passengers had been deplaned by stair truck, no injuries reported. Position of aircraft and tire marks indicated that it had departed end of runway 4R on the left side, crossed a small section of grass before turning back to the right and stopping with the left main landing gear stuck in mud and the nose landing gear tires resting on prepared surface at the approach end of rwy 22L. United airlines maintenance personnel completed reclamation of aircraft and issued conditional inspection cards consisting of high drag and side load inspection, dragged engine nacelle inspection (#1 eng), borescope inspection of the #1 engine, operational check of anti-skid system. Review of maintenance history for landing gear, thrust reversers, hydraulic system, flight controls and engines revealed no damage. High drag load inspection revealed damage to nose landing gear actuator, same was removed and replaced. Left main landing gear #1 wheel/tire was replaced, both brakes were cleaned and inspected. Nose tires were removed and replaced. Number one engine cowl was found dented and was replaced. Composite structure of number one nacelle (bottom) was dented and gouged, temporary repair was completed. Check of nose steering and anti-skid revealed no discrepancies. Aircraft was returned to service after required maintenance was completed. Opinion of this inspector as to the cause of the incident was the pilot's failure to stop the aircraft in the runway length remaining after landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AS CHICAGO O'HARE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INSPECTOR ON DUTY , RESPONDED TO REQUEST FROM GREAT LAKES REGIONAL DUTY OFFICE TO INVESTIGATEINCIDENT OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #256 DEPARTING END OF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 4R AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ARRIVED AT AIRPORT AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND LOGBOOK. RECLAMATION EFFORT WAS UNDERWAY TO REMOVE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM MUD. PASSENGERS HAD BEEN DEPLANED BY STAIR TRUCK, NO INJURIES REPORTED. POSITION OF AIRCRAFT AND TIRE MARKS INDICATED THAT IT HAD DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY 4R ON THE LEFT SIDE, CROSSED A SMALL SECTION OF GRASS BEFORE TURNING BACK TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPING WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STUCK IN MUD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES RESTING ON PREPARED SURFACE AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 22L. UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COMPLETED RECLAMATION OF AIRCRAFT AND ISSUED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION CARDS CONSISTING OF HIGH DRAG AND SIDE LOAD INSPECTION, DRAGGED ENGINE NACELLE INSPECTION (#1 ENG), BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE #1 ENGINE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE HISTORY FOR LANDING GEAR, THRUST REVERSERS, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINES REVEALED NO DAMAGE. HIGH DRAG LOAD INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR, SAME WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR #1 WHEEL/TIRE WAS REPLACED, BOTH BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND INSPECTED. NOSE TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NUMBER ONE ENGINE COWL WAS FOUND DENTED AND WAS REPLACED. COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF NUMBER ONE NACELLE (BOTTOM) WAS DENTED AND GOUGED, TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. CHECK OF NOSE STEERING AND ANTI-SKID REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED. OPINION OF THIS INSPECTOR AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RUNWAY LENGTH REMAINING AFTER LANDING.
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