NTSB Issues Preliminary Report On Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Landing Gear Failure
The aircraft had touched down well below the hard landing threshold.
- An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffered intense damage after landing during Tropical Storm Hilary, with the left landing gear damaged.
- The flight crew noticed the aircraft was favoring heavily to the left after landing, and it was later discovered that the left main landing gear trunnion pin had fractured.
- Despite the firm landing and damage, data showed that the aircraft touched down within acceptable limits, and further analysis is being conducted to determine the cause of the pin fracture.
