- Date
- December 7, 1983, 21:44 local (Dec 8, 1983, 02:44 UTC)
- Place
- Newark, NJ
- Injuries
- 160 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N103AAMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831207072079I
- Case key
- 35438
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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.
Analysis
The acft experienced a complete truck beam failure after touchdown. Metallurgical examination revealed a crack near the right rear truck pivot pin lubrication hole which showed propagation to the lower end of the grease hole on the mating surface. Grease hole walls showed pitting & corrosion. Time intervals for service bullentin inspections exceeded those recommended by the manufacturer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N103AA
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 546503
- Airframe hours
- 32,232
- Engine
- GE CF6-6D, 39,300 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 9, 1982 · 3,186 hours before
- Departed
- DFW · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EWR · Newark International, runway 22, 9,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 23,985 total · 3,700 in this make and model · 93 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 17 knots, gusting 27
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Observed at
- EWR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N103AA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.