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NYC87IA105

1987-03-08 · BALTIMORE, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BWI

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK ATTACH BOLT SEPARATED DURING TAKEOFF AS A RESULT OF PREEXISTING STRESS CORROSION CRACKING. MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS ISSUED ALERT MD-80 SERVICE BULLETIN A32-220 FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87IA105.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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