An NTSB report says excessive grinding caused a pin fracture, leading to a rough landing on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023 ...

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 ...

Nearly two years after Alaska Airlines passengers endured a terrifying flight landing, a report has revealed the cause of the ...

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.

Improper procedures during a routine overhaul left a main landing gear (MLG) component damaged and set the stage for a ...

Nearly two years after passengers screamed while sparks flew down a runway during the landing of an Alaska Airlines flight, the cause has been revealed. A final report by the National ...

The report revealed that the cause of the unusual landing was the failure of an aft trunnion pin, an important part of the aircraft's main landing gear. The pin connects the part of the plane ...

In its final report, the NTSB determined that "maintenance personnel's excessive grinding of the left main landing gear's aft trunnion pin during machining, which imparted heat damage to the base ...