What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 8, 2009, approximately 1154 pacific daylight time, a Boeing 737-300, N670SW, operated by southwest airlines as flight 341, experienced a fracture of the inboard axle on the right main landing gear (rmlg) during landing on runway 24R at los angles international airport (lax). The rmlg inboard wheel and brake assembly separtated from the aircraft and was recovered on the north side of the runway near the 4,000 feet remaining marker. The airplane was taxied off the runway to taxiway y where the passengers were deplaned by airstairs onto waiting buses. The pilot, first officer, 3 flight attendants, 2 jumpseaters, and 137 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (fr) flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 121 scheduled, domestic passenger flight. The flight originated at mccarran internation airport, las vegas, Nevada, about 1115 pacific daylight time.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2009, APPROXIMATELY 1154 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 737-300, N670SW, OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 341, EXPERIENCED A FRACTURE OF THE INBOARD AXLE ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RMLG) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 24R AT LOS ANGLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX). THE RMLG INBOARD WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY SEPARTATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS RECOVERED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE 4,000 FEET REMAINING MARKER. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY Y WHERE THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED BY AIRSTAIRS ONTO WAITING BUSES. THE PILOT, FIRST OFFICER, 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, 2 JUMPSEATERS, AND 137 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (FR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 121 SCHEDULED, DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MCCARRAN INTERNATION AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, ABOUT 1115 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME.
NTSB investigation
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