Boeing 727-200 crash, Jan 9, 2001, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Mi...
Boeing 727-200 accident on January 9, 2001 near Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina with no fatalities. Cause: Failure...
- Date: January 9, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Failure of the left main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting due to intergranular corrosion.
A Boeing 727-200 was taxiing at Ezeiza for departure from runway 11 when its left main landing gear collapsed. The forward trunnion bearing support fitting had failed from intergranular corrosion. All 146 occupants evacuated safely, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.