# NTSB Incident LAX96IA300
> **Douglas DC-9-51** · 1996-08-08 · HONOLULU, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96IA300
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06543
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1996-08-08
- **Location:** HONOLULU, HI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 76
- **Total aboard:** 76
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-51
- **Registration:** N420EA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Improper installation of a flexible hydraulic hose by company maintenance personnel and inadequate inspection of the work by company inspectors which resulted in the loose hose becoming entangled in the nose gear linkage, preventing complete extension of the nose gear.

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