Unfallbericht:
The right rear main undercarriage of Boeing 767-200 aircraft, registration ZK-NBF, failed at while standing at Gate 104 at Los Angeles Airport. The boarding had been completed and the aircraft was about to depart.
The rear axle of the right-hand main gear had fractured.
The final report did not contain a Probable Cause statement. In the Findings, it was stated that the aircraft had been involved in a runway excursion in which it became buried in mud. Mud had penetrated in the void between the axle and its sleeves, in time causing corrosion and stress corrosion cracking.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Montag 6 September 1993 |
| Zeit: | 21:35 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing 767-209 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air New Zealand |
| Kennzeichen: | ZK-NBF |
| Werknummer: | 22681/18 |
| Baujahr: | 1982 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4D |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 195 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 204 |
| Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
| Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
| Unfallort: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA |
| Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | NZ55 |
The right rear main undercarriage of Boeing 767-200 aircraft, registration ZK-NBF, failed at while standing at Gate 104 at Los Angeles Airport. The boarding had been completed and the aircraft was about to depart.
The rear axle of the right-hand main gear had fractured.
Probable Cause:
The final report did not contain a Probable Cause statement. In the Findings, it was stated that the aircraft had been involved in a runway excursion in which it became buried in mud. Mud had penetrated in the void between the axle and its sleeves, in time causing corrosion and stress corrosion cracking.
Accident investigation:
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Sicherheitsempfehlungen
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Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 4082 km (2551 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 4082 km (2551 miles).
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