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| Title: | Landing gear failure, Boeing 737-204ADV (EI-CJC), Dublin, Ireland, June 8, 2004 |
| Micro summary: | The undercarriage failed to retract on this Boeing 737-200, so the flight returned to the airport of departure. |
| Event Time: | 2004-06-08 at 0945 UTC |
| File Name: | 2004-06-08-IE.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) |
| Publishing Country: | Ireland |
| Report number: | 2006/007 |
| Pages: | 6 |
| Diversion Airport: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland |
| Site of event: | Dublin Airport |
| Departure: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland |
| Destination: | |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 737-204ADV |
| Flight Phase: | Takeoff |
| Registration(s): | EI-CJC |
| Operator(s): | Ryanair |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | Unknown |
| Fatalities: | Unknown |
| Serious Injuries: | Unknown |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | Unknown |
| Other Injuries: | Unknown |
| Diverted to: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland |
| Executive Summary: | Shortly after take off, the undercarriage failed to retract and the aircraft returned to the airport of departure where it landed safely. On arrival on stand, an inspection was initiated, during which it was discovered that the left hand (LH) main landing gear (MLG) trunnion pin had sheared. Cause The crack propagation mode, which led to the fracture, was due to Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC). |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Maintenance |
| Systems - Landing Gear |
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