Boeing 727-200 crash, Aug 31, 1998, New York-JFK
Boeing 727-200 accident on August 31, 1998 near New York-JFK, New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right main landing gear...
- Date: August 31, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: New York-JFK, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the right main landing gear due to fatigue cracking and stress corrosion cracking of the trunnion bearing support fitting.
After takeoff from New York JFK the No. 2 engine of the DHL 727 failed, and the crew returned to land. On the landing roll after an engine-out go-around, the right main landing gear collapsed. The NTSB traced the failure to fatigue and stress corrosion cracking of the trunnion bearing support fitting.