SDR SB06074

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 27, 2006
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24411
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PIT - FLT231 - DURING PUSHBACK, OUT OF GATE B27, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. STATED THE PUSHBACK WAS NORMAL AND THEY HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. PASSENGERS DEPLANED VIA AIRSTAIRS BROUGHT UP FROM THE HANGAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE AND EMS WERE ALL DISPATCHED TO THE GATE AS AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.

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