What happened
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United flight UA627 landed on runway 22L. The aircraft's nose bounced several times several feet in air before several main tires and the left nose tire blew. This pulled aircraft to the left to the point of final resting location. All pax and crew departed aircraft from aft right cabin door. Aircraft came to rest just past the P3 turnoff. While walking the runway several pieces that appear to be from the nose wheel assy. Were found just forward of the point the main wheel skid marks start. Looking down from this point to the aircraft, there are skid mark from all three gear wheels leading to the aircraft. At the aircraft you notice the left main gear appears to be out of normal position. Not in a straight vertical position as normal. Most of the main tires on both gear are flat spotted and blown, the fuselage has wrinkled skin by the forward doors. The nose strut is sticking outward to the left side of the aircraft with the left nose wheel assy. Damaged. You will find that in the nose wheel well the box has a crease in the forward top section and the right nose gear door is into the fuselage at the location the skin is torn.
I received permission from the NTSB to release aircraft only to relocate in a maintenance hanger and no work is to be done.
Aircraft was torn down for parts and out of service for good.
As the FAA filed it
UNITED FLIGHT UA627 LANDED ON RUNWAY 22L. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES SEVERAL FEET IN AIR BEFORE SEVERAL MAIN TIRES AND THE LEFT NOSE TIRE BLEW. THIS PULLED AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO THE POINT OF FINAL RESTING LOCATION. ALL PAX AND CREW DEPARTED AIRCRAFT FROM AFT RIGHT CABIN DOOR.AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST PAST THE P3 TURNOFF. WHILE WALKING THE RUNWAY SEVERAL PIECES THAT APPEAR TO BE FROM THE NOSE WHEEL ASSY. WERE FOUND JUST FORWARD OF THE POINT THE MAIN WHEEL SKID MARKS START. LOOKING DOWN FROM THIS POINT TO THE AIRCRAFT, THERE ARE SKID MARK FROM ALL THREE GEAR WHEELS LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT. AT THE AIRCRAFT YOU NOTICE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR APPEARS TO BE OUT OF NORMAL POSITION. NOT IN A STRAIGHT VERTICAL POSITION AS NORMAL. MOST OF THE MAIN TIRES ON BOTH GEAR ARE FLAT SPOTTED AND BLOWN, THE FUSELAGE HAS WRINKLED SKIN BY THE FORWARD DOORS. THE NOSE STRUT IS STICKING OUTWARD TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL ASSY. DAMAGED. YOU WILL FIND THAT IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL THE BOX HAS A CREASE IN THE FORWARD TOP SECTION AND THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR IS INTO THE FUSELAGE AT THE LOCATION THE SKIN IS TORN.
I RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM THE NTSB TO RELEASE AIRCRAFT ONLY TO RELOCATE IN A MAINTENANCE HANGER AND NO WORK IS TO BE DONE.
AIRCRAFT WAS TORN DOWN FOR PARTS AND OUT OF SERVICE FOR GOOD.
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