- Date
- June 11, 1984, 14:03 local (21:03 UTC)
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Injuries
- 157 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N501PALockheed L-1011-385-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840611052259I
- Case key
- 24043
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Analysis
Shortly after the aircrew moved the gear handle from 'up' to 'off', during initial climb, they heard a loud bang in the nosewheel area. They returned to the arpt & landed after dumping fuel. An exam revealed that both lower attach lugs on the nose gear crank assembly had failed & allowed the retract actuator arm to penetrate the wheel well bulkhead & cargo compartment floor. A metallurgical exam revealed that the left lug had failed in overload after failure of the right lug. The fracture surface of the right lug was too badly damaged for an evaluation; however, some intergranular corrosion was noted in the remaining fracture face.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501PA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011-385-3 (L-1011-385)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 193Y-1176
- Airframe hours
- 10,064
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RB 211, 50,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Pan American World Airways Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LAX · Los Angeles Int'L, runway 25, 12,091 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,783 total · 2,483 in this make and model · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAX, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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