Boeing 737 XA-UNY

Summary

On 12 July 2016 at about 00:29 local time, a Boeing 737 registered XA-UNY was involved in an incident near Mexico City, Mexico. 150 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 July 2016 at 00:29

Classification

Incident

Location

Mexico City, Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

XA-UNY

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ENG16WA035

Nobody was injured.

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 DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE AERONAUTICA CIVIL (DGCA) of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Magnicharter Boeing 737, which occurred on July 12, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGCA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. On July 12,2016, at 0029Z, a Magnicharter B737-300(S/N 24455, XA-UNY) registered to Grupo Aereo Monterrey experienced a severe vibration on the left main landing gear during the landing roll on Runway 05L at Mexico City Airport. The vibration caused the fracture of the shimmy damper, damage on upper and lower torsion link pin, damage on upper and lower torsion link. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual approach was accomplished. The 5 crew members and 145 passengers on board were not injured. the flight originated from Cancun Airport. All investigative information will be released by the DGCA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.