- Date
- December 14, 1983, 17:57 local (22:57 UTC)
- Place
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 6 minor, 112 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N61NADouglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831214074609I
- Case key
- 31028
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear,main gear - corrodedCause
Landing gear,main gear - failure,total
Analysis
The acft experienced a failure of the right main landing gear truck while taxiing for takeoff. Metallurgical examinationrevealed stress corrosion which originated adjacent to the forward outboard longitudinal beam lubrication on hole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61NA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46701
- Airframe hours
- 33,252
- Engine
- GE CF6-6, 40,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Pan American World Airways Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 1, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Destination
- L6A · New York City, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PBI · Palm Beach Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21,000 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 65 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Observed at
- PBI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.