# Incident 19780907018539I: Lkheed 10113851, Boston, MA, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978, 15:03 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301EA-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907018539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED DEFECTIVE FOUR-WAY CONTROL VALVE.

## Other reports on N301EA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791115055909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055909I), Nov 15, 1979: Lkheed 1011/ (N301EA), Boston, MA. Unable to use nose steering after landing. "D" system engine driven hydraulic pump #21 PU146 failed.
- [Incident 19790316009719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316009719I), Mar 16, 1979: Lkheed 1011* (N301EA), Boston, MA. Engine stalled during taxi. Replaced engine

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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