The NTSB links Alaska Airlines flight’s rough landing to a fractured trunnion pin.
SEATAC, Wash. — The cause of a rough landing for an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport in 2023 was linked to “excessive grinding” of an aft trunnion pin.
The grinding of the pin connected to the left main landing gear of the Boeing 737-800 caused heat damage to the base metal and led to fatigue cracking that caused the pin to facture during landing, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
On Aug. 20, 2023, Alaska Airlines Flight 1288 landed
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