# Accident 20230802011439A: Boeing 767-322, Sterling, VA, August 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2023, 21:48 local time
- Place: Sterling, VA
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.0047° N, 77.4054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0047&lon=-77.4054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N676UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-322
- Reported engine: P&W PW4000 SER
- People aboard: 171
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802011439A

## Narrative

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

A/C 6676 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; LN 834; VAR# VS103) EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE ON AUG 3, 2023, ON TAKEOFF FROM IAD (WASHINGTON DULLES). CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO IAD.

MX NOTED FRACTURE OF THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTER CYLINDER FWD TRUNNION.

AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BY RECOVERY TEAM FROM RUNWAY19L AFTER ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE DEPLANED AND BUSED TO TERMINAL. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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