NONE · ATR 42 · 1996-04-03 · TRAVERSE CITY, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI96IA125
Event ID
20001208X05524
Type
Incident
Date
1996-04-03
Location
TRAVERSE CITY, MI, USA
Coordinates
44.759765, -85.699821
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
36
Total aboard
36
Aircraft
Make
ATR
Model
42
Registration
N421MQ
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
improper use of procedures by maintenance personnel at an overhaul facility during overhaul of the landing gear, allowing corrosion to occur on the barrel lugs of the landing gear, which subsequently led to fatigue cracking of the lugs and eventual collapse of the gear.