Improper MRO Work Led To 2023 Alaska Airlines 737 Gear Collapse

Sean Broderick May 27, 2025

Alaska 737 Landing gear collapse — Credit: NTSB

Improper procedures during a routine overhaul left a main landing gear (MLG) component damaged and set the stage for a fatigue crack to form and cause the gear to collapse when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 touched down at John Wayne-Orange County Airport (SNA) in August 2023, the NTSB found...

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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