NONE · Boeing 737-3TO · 1998-11-06 · NEWARK, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC99IA024
Event ID
20001211X11488
Type
Incident
Date
1998-11-06
Location
NEWARK, NJ, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
110
Total aboard
110
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
737-3TO
Registration
N12318
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loss of torque on the apex nut of the shimmy damper for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a failure of the shimmy damper, and the subsequent failure of the lower torsion link of the right main landing gear.