Boeing 727-22 N7059U

Summary

On 6 February 1986 at about 23:12 local time, a Boeing 727-22 registered N7059U was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 52 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1986 at 23:12

Classification

Incident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

O'hare (ORD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 727-22

Registration

N7059U

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI86IA083

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR THROUGH EITHER THE NORMAL OR BACKUP SYSTEMS. THE AIRPLANE SUBSQUENTLY MADE A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY REVEALED A BROKEN DRAG BRACE PAWL BLOCK LINK WHICH LEFT THE NOSE GEAR IN AN UP AND LOCKED POSITION AND PRECLUDED IT FROM BEING LOWERED IN FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.