| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 2006 |
| Time: | 06:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N961TW |
| MSN: | 53611/2264 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20836 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight crew of an American Airlines
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The jammed nose landing gear due to a failure of the nose landing gear spray deflector for undetermined reasons."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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