# Incident 20030924031009I: Boeing 737322, Washington, DC, September 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington Natl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.8521° N, 77.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8521&lon=-77.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337UA-2009-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924031009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) UNITED AIRLINES 604 LANDED AT WASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT AT 1100L WITH THE NOSE WHEELS MISSING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED USING STAIRS THAT WERE PLACED AT THE REAR LEFT DOOR. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 01 APPROXIMATELY 4000FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 01. THE RUNWAY IS 6869 FT LONG. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR AXEL WAS GROUND OFF ON THE LOWER END. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE MAIN RUNWAY 01-19 FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS UNTIL IT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE OF THE 737 WAS LIFTED BY AIRBAGS UNTIL A SMALL DOLLY WAS PLACED UNDER THE REMAINING NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED AWAY BY A WRECKER TRUCK. THE BOTH ENGINES RECEIVED FOD DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE ON ROLLOUT AND THE RUNWAY WAS NOT DAMAGED. AFTER CONTACTING UNITED AIRLINES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT NEITHER THE PILOTS OR ANYONE AT THE COMPANY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT WASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT. THE PILOTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW. BOTH PILOTS FILED ASAP REPORTS. AFTER UNITED FLIGHT 604 LANDED AT DCA, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEELS WERE LATER FOUND AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N337UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19911105056509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911105056509I), Nov 5, 1991: Boeing 737322 (N337UA), Portland, OR. Wing overheat warning. Diverted to portlamd. Replaced compartment overheat unit.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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