Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin to crack and eventually break causing the left landing gear to ...

A final report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released on Tuesday points to “incorrect” maintenance work.

for an emergency landing on Monday. After the plane suffered what Alaska Airlines referred to in a statement as "an issue involving the hydraulic system that controls various systems on the ...

which can lead to fatigue crack growth and failed landing gear components, as occurred in this accident," the report stated. "At Alaska Airlines, safety is our top priority," the airline said in a ...

Washington (CNN) — “Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin cracking and eventually breaking causing the left landing gear to collapse on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that 'excessive grinding' during maintenance work is what caused an ...