A fatigue fracture from improper maintenance caused an Alaska Airlines' landing gear failure during a 2023 flight, NTSB ...

The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that 'excessive grinding' during maintenance work is what caused an ...

during Tropical Storm Hilary after the left main landing gear collapsed on touchdown ... able to deplane safely and without injury. Alaska Airlines previously said, “our focus is taking care ...

On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in when the gear failed, sending sparks flying as the engine scraped the runway.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800's left landing gear collapses during landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport on August 20, 2023. On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed ...

Washington — “Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin cracking and eventually breaking causing the left landing gear to collapse on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023 ...

which can lead to fatigue crack growth and failed landing gear components, as occurred in this accident," the report stated. "At Alaska Airlines, safety is our top priority," the airline said in a ...

“Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin cracking and eventually breaking causing the left landing gear to collapse on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023, the National ...