27.8006° N, 97.3964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 14, 1978 · 14:50 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Aircraft
N8830E
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
64
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Za zk false fire warning due to ruptured portion of bleed air tubine on the upper right hand engine manifold.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZK FALSE FIRE WARNING DUE TO RUPTURED PORTION OF BLEED AIR TUBINE ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND ENGINE MANIFOLD.