B737-800 flight crew reported that gusty winds on approach resulted in a firm landing and damage to ...

Attributes
ACN	1690222
Time
Date	201910
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MSP.Airport
State Reference	MN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear
Person 1
Function	Check Pilot Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Stable approach in strong gusty winds resulted in firm landing causing scissors separation. Flight attendant notified us that ground personnel informed him of damage to right main gear. We went to inspect and discovered that a pin had failed causing scissors separation and hydraulic leak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 flight crew reported that gusty winds on approach resulted in a firm landing and damage to the landing gear.

Narrative: Stable approach in strong gusty winds resulted in firm landing causing scissors separation. Flight attendant notified us that ground personnel informed him of damage to right main gear. We went to inspect and discovered that a pin had failed causing scissors separation and hydraulic leak.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.