SunExpress 737-800 MLG Collapse

[Minuteman]

This looks a lot like WestJet at SXM and Alaska at SNA.

“taxiing for departure [February 13, 2026 at Antalya LTAI / AYT] on taxiway J towards runway 18L when the left main gear collapsed disabling the aircraft on the taxiway resting on the left engine.”

The Aviation Herald

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[derg]

Ooh, that's not good.

 

[DropTank]

Hey guyz!
Watch me retract like a DHC-8!

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Incidentally, the NTSB determined the cause of the Alaska-at-SNA smash to be improper overhauling and machining of the whoozywhatsit on the main wheel.

No new mistakes, etc.

 

[mightynimbus]

Looks like some fancy stuff pushed out the top

 

[Inverted]

Another trunion failure. This is really not good for Boeing...

 

[knot4u]

Another trunion failure. This is really not good for Boeing...

Before blaming Boeing I'd want a lot more info than just a picture. Obviously something wasn't right as they were taxiing but whatever that wrong this was I'll bet it didn't leave the factory with it.

 

[Inverted]

Before blaming Boeing I'd want a lot more info than just a picture. Obviously something wasn't right as they were taxiing but whatever that wrong this was I'll bet it didn't leave the factory with it.

I didn't blame Boeing. I just said it's not good for Boeing.

 

[Minuteman]

To that end, this aircraft left the factory in 2016 (just about the same time Trump came down that escalator, “Angry Birds: The Movie”topped charts, and Drake’s “One Dance” was a hit).

It is a significantly different age and line number from the other two aircraft.

 

[arkavgal]

That'll buff right out!

 

[knot4u]

I didn't blame Boeing. I just said it's not good for Boeing.

So the Lear that crashed in Scottsdale is a bad look for Bombardier? Or the '96 Camry that caught on fire in front of you during your commute is a bad look for Toyota?

 

[Inverted]

So the Lear that crashed in Scottsdale is a bad look for Bombardier? Or the '96 Camry that caught on fire in front of you during your commute is a bad look for Toyota?

Did Lear have a history of trunion failures? Boeing sure has...

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Did Lear have a history of trunion failures? Boeing sure has...

I wonder if the incorrect repair/overhaul is more common than previously realized.

 

[Inverted]

I wonder if the incorrect repair/overhaul is more common than previously realized.

I wonder too

 

[derg]

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Incidentally, the NTSB determined the cause of the Alaska-at-SNA smash to be improper overhauling and machining of the whoozywhatsit on the main wheel.

No new mistakes, etc.

Oh god, did Road Rules Season 7 say something doofus today?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Oh god, did Road Rules Season 7 say something doofus today?

If he did I didn’t pay attention. I just couldn’t remember the words “trunnion pin” when I wrote the post, so you were treated to me saying whoozywhatsit.

 

[derg]

If he did I didn’t pay attention. I just couldn’t remember the words “trunnion pin” when I wrote the post, so you were treated to me saying whoozywhatsit.

And spools of flight line. But I'm the DEI hire. LOL

 

[Autothrust Blue]

And spools of flight line. But I'm the DEI hire. LOL

Dougs Eventually Included

 

[knot4u]

Did Lear have a history of trunion failures? Boeing sure has...

Both do, but I think they've all been attributed to poor or incorrect MX and not design faults.

 

[derg]

Dougs Eventually Included

Doug's Exhausted Involvement while 'workin' like a man from the West Indies':


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpu5_3qk4KM